Closing Exhibition Reception: Maria Agureeva

Maria Agureeva | The dust of Perl will settle down on soft skin covering all the cracks
Exhibition & Residency | Atrium Gallery
September 10-29, 2018
Closing Reception
Saturday, September 29 | 3-6 PM

Moscow-based visiting artist Maria Agureeva presents an exhibition of new works organized around her multi-channel film installation, The Dust (2018), a work that intentionally erases border lines between documentary and performance, and synthesizes the key methods the artist uses in her larger body of work. The nearly hour-long film depicts Agureeva portraying either a worker or an artist in the workshop, who demonstrates a scrupulous process of making a piece of art and perfecting it. First, she makes a gypsum mould of her own knee, then she casts it in pink plastic, and then she starts its fervent and obsessive grinding with a special device. The ritualized dramaturgy is accompanied by a minimalistic drumming soundtrack. A series of sculptures will accompany the film, providing contrast to the dematerialized form.

From September 10- 29, 2018, Agureeva’s installation will be on view in the Atrium Gallery. The closing reception on September 29 is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here.