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Curatorial Studies

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Exhibition Opening Reception

Friday, November 2nd from 7 – 11 pm

Open By Appointment: November 3 – 30th 

Friday, November 2nd Subterranean Gallery will host a public reception from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. showcasing work by artists: Robert Josiah Bingaman, David Ford, Amanda Gehin, Molly Kaderka, Garry Noland, Jaclyn Senne, and Paul Anthony Smith. The exhibition will feature drawings, paintings, collages, and sculpture. Curatorial Studies is viewable by appointment November 3rd – 30th. The gallery is located at 4124 Warwick Boulevard, Apartment B, Kansas City, Missouri.

 

     Curatorial Studies is Subterranean Gallery’s first-ever group exhibition. Bringing together seven diverse Kansas City-based artists, Director Ayla Rexroth facilitates a conversation about her curatorial practice within an apartment gallery space. The exhibition stems from a stream of studio visits conducted over the past couple months where Rexroth, and the Subterranean Gallery staff exchanged with artists, encountering a range of ideas, methodologies, and media. For more information about Curatorial Studies check out articles and photo compilations of the studio visits at <subterraneangallery.com>.

          Photos by Clayton Skidmore

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SMOKE AND MIRRORS: WORK

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By Amanda Martinez

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Subterranean Gallery Proudly Presents

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New Work By Amanda Martinez

Exhibition Opening: Friday, May 4th from 7 – 11 pm

 Artist Talk: Friday, May 11th 8 – 9 pm

Kansas City, MO (April 2012) Friday, May 4thSubterranean Gallery will host a public reception from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. showcasing new work by artist Amanda Martinez. The exhibition will feature sculptural pieces and an installation by Martinez. Guests may rejoin us, at the gallery, Friday, May 11thfrom 8 -9 pm for an artist talk directly following the closing reception of the BFA exhibition at the H&R Block Artspace. The exhibition will be on view by appointment May 5th – 31st. Please email subterraneangallery@gmail.com to schedule your visit.

Smoke and Mirrors refers to the use of gimmicks one often associates with the formal theater or even a simple magic act. Martinez writes, “There is something comically tawdry or cheap about the phrase itself by way of this association that I enjoy. I think this title will help to settle viewers into not just the tone of the show but the attitude by which I approach and make my work.” Continue reading →

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How To Do Something, All Alone, By Yourself Exhibition: Work

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By Paul Shortt and Robert Heishman

November 4th 2011 – Dec 2nd 2011

How To Do Something, All Alone, By Yourself brings us to a place where we can see the moments that shape human identity. Heishman’s videos and photographs aim to embody the crisis of individuality. He shows us his attempt to form a relationship and compare himself to his soap opera namesake Chase Gioberti. Shortt’s videos and sculptures remind us of how foreign it is to fully adopt society’s rules. His work presents opportunities for spectators to feel their personal agency limited, while at the same time pointing to an emancipation.

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How To Do Something, All Alone, By Yourself

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Opening Reception: Friday November 4th  7 – 11 pm 

Artist Talk: Saturday November 5th 1 – 2 pm

Friday November 4th Subterranean Gallery will host a public reception from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. showcasing new work by artists Robert Chase Heishman and Paul Shortt. The exhibition will feature video works, photographic prints, and interactive instruments. Visitors are welcome to join us in the gallery the following afternoon at 1:00 pm for an artist talk and coffee.  The exhibition will be viewable by appointment through December 2nd.

How To Do Something, All Alone, By Yourself brings us to a place where we can see the moments that shape human identity. Heishman’s videos and photographs aim to embody the crisis of individuality. He shows us his attempt to form a relationship and compare himself to his soap opera namesake Chase Gioberti. Shortt’s videos and sculptures remind us of how foreign it is to fully adopt society’s rules. His work presents opportunities for spectators to feel their personal agency limited, while at the same time pointing to an emancipation.

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LOT 18: Work

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Photos by Jonathan Blumb

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Subterranean Gallery Presents LOT I8

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An Exhibition Featuring New Work By A. Bitterman

Join Us for an Opening Reception

Friday, June 3rd 6:00 – 11:00 pm

Friday, June 3rd 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Subterranean Gallery will host a public opening showcasing new work by A. Bitterman. The exhibition will feature video, installation, and photography pieces that respond to late 1960′s Land Art. LOT 18 is viewable by appointment June 4th – July 1st. Subterranean Gallery is located at 4124 Warwick Blvd. Apt. B. Kansas City, MO.

A. Bitterman is an artist, writer, and pseudonym for father of five, and owner of The Reading Reptile, Pete Cowdin. LOT 18 is the spring installment in Bitterman’s ongoing (Home)Land Art series, begun in 2008. Bitterman utilizes his house and the land around it as a staging area to dissolve the boundary between the natural world and built environments. He uses aerial photography to capture a simple gesture: taking off his clothes and climbing onto the roof of his Brookside home to place himself between the earth and sky. Continue reading →

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One Night Stand: Work

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Morning After Critique

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ONE NIGHT STAND EXHIBITION & INVITATIONAL MORNING AFTER CRITIQUE

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Join us Opening Night
Friday, April 22nd
7:00 – 11:00 pm

Invitational Breakfast & Critique
Saturday, April 23rd
11:00 – 1:30 pm

     Kansas City, MO (April 6, 2010) On Friday April 22nd Subterranean Gallery will host a public opening showcasing new work by Jane Sheldon and S. Clifford Proski. The exhibition will feature artworks for one night only, followed by an artist sleep-over at the gallery! Invited participants and guests who RSVP in advance are welcomed back the following morning at 11:00 am for a delicious breakfast and a group critique discussion. Limited space is available for critiques. Breakfast is sponsored by local businesses: Muddy’s Coffee House and Farm to Market Bread Co. To reserve your space at critiques email a request to subterraneangallery@gmail.com

The One Night Stand Exhibition & Morning After Critique is a community exhibition to benefit emerging studio artists in their studio practices. For artist’s, feedback and community are vital to a successful studio practice. Kansas City Art Institute graduates Jane Sheldon and S. Clifford Proski feel that outside of institutionalized education many artists don’t have access to a group discussion about their work.

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