Exhibition
SPECTRE
15 Jul 2023 – 31 Aug 2023
Free admission
KoKo NYC
Address
- 440 19th Street
- Brooklyn
New York - 11215
- United States
Martyna Szczęsna has manipulated over 500ft of nylon netting into an oversized ruched curtain, winding it through our space. A playful embodiment of drama and the challenges of securing space for art in an urban landscape.
About
Join artist-in-residence Martyna Szczęsna for the unveiling of her large-scale installation, Spectre. Szczęsna has manipulated over 500ft of nylon construction netting into an oversized ruched curtain, winding it through the KoKo NYC lot space. A playful embodiment of drama, opera and the challenges of securing hospitable space for art and creative expression in the ever-gentrifying urban landscape of this city. The blazing orange work will be on view all summer.
Martyna Szczęsna (b. Olsztyn, Poland) is a multi-disciplinary artist working with photography and sculpture. She is a graduate of the Cooper Union and completed MFA studies at UCLA. Szczesna lives and works in Brooklyn. Select exhibitions include: ARRAY at Penumbra Foundation, If Rittenhouse– at Callicoon Fine Arts, Portrait of a Landscape at the Museo Sivori, BsAs, and Bronx Calling: The Third Bronx Biennial. Szczesna’s work has been supported by residencies at Yucca Valley Material Lab, Franconia Sculpture Park, HDTS Wagonstations and The Watermill Center.
On July 15, 2-6pm, Open Source will host the exhibition's Opening Reception and BBQ at the KoKo NYC Lot at 440 19th Street, Brooklyn NY 11215.
Spectre
Martyna Szczęsna
