Group Exhibition · 2015
(un)SCENE Art Show
March 4–8, 2015 · 549 W. 52nd St., New York
11 a.m.–8 p.m. · Free admission
Stone Chun Shi participated in (un)SCENE during New York Armory Week. More than 90 artists came together in a former factory in Hell’s Kitchen, with painting, new media, performance, and kinetic sculpture presented in an immersive installation without conventional booths.
The original press release names Stone Chun Shi among the participating artists and lists March 4–8, 2015 as the public exhibition dates. A media preview took place on March 3, from 3–6 p.m.
Original Press Release · February 16, 2015
(New York, NY – February 16, 2015) This year during New York Armory Week a new project will challenge the art fair status quo with a redefined concept of exhibiting work. Celebrating passion over fashion, the (un)SCENE will create an immersive environment where the work over 90 artists - ranging from new media, to performance, to kinetic sculpture, and contemporary to Old Master painting - will be integrated into an installation that is part Happening and part museum installation, which will be staged in a fallow factory in Hell’s Kitchen, a single block from The Armory Show.
The (un)SCENE empowers and challenges its guests to experience art in a visceral way. There are no booths, instead there will be striking juxtapositions, performance art, and participatory activities that are blended with traditional media that invite contemplation and celebrate the spirit that underlies the creative process. Each day at the (un)SCENE brings new surprises.
The setting itself is the sort of space that contemporary galleries covet, prepared to a state just shy of applying its final veneer - a metaphor intended to contrast with the polished surfaces of white tents down the street. The feeling of solidity invites art lovers to use their guts and eyes to judge what they feel and see in order to create their own fantasies, rather than being led by their ears to experience ones that others have chosen for them. The (un)SCENE will create its own scene where art-lovers feel safe to express their own opinions about art.
An example of the types of unexpected moments that visitors will experience, comes in the form of Cyborg Artist, Neil Harbisson. Challenged by a rare sight condition, he implanted an antenna and artificial eye his skull, enabling him to translate color into sound. Harbisson will use his Cyborg antenna to translate a 17th Century, ten-foot tall, Bienaschi Renaissance Altarpiece, into musical arrangement.
Participating Artists
- Niloufar Banisadr
- Carlos Betancourt
- Sabrina Barrios
- Resa Blatman
- Jason Brammer
- Jason Maas
- Sarah E. Brook
- Christina Massey
- Indira Cesarine
- Heather Merckle
- Ruth Channing
- David Metcalf
- Stone Chun Shi
- Jerry Meyer
- Barron Claiborne
- Raoul Middleman
- Bill Claps
- Jackie Mock
- Eric Corriel
- Martina Mrongovius
- Vicki DaSilva
- Jake Nelson
- Peter Daverington
- Chris Ofili
- Kara Daving
- Mark Parsons
- Thomas Deininger
- Kurt Ritta
- George Del Barrio
- Walter Robinson
- Oleg Dou
- Anya Rubin
- Rachel Fagiano
- Tom Sanford
- J Henry Fair
- Erik Sanner
- Richard Garet
- Carolee Schneemann
- Brian Gonzalez
- Tod Seelie
- Jason Hackenwerth
- Carlton Scott Sturgill
- Tom Haney
- Megan Suttles and Eric Toffelson
- James Hannaham
- Mark Tennant
- Neil Harbisson
- Jakob Theileis
- Anne Harris
- Phillip Thomas
- Charles Heppner
- Chaney trotter
- Scott F. Hess
- Federico Uribe
- Nancy Hubbard
- Rob Voerman
- Sigrid Hynell Fleischer
- TJ Volonis
- Eunjin Kim
- Eugene Von Bruenchenchein
- Kent Knowles
- Monika Weiss
- William Kurtz
- Erin Wiersma
- Sandra Lapage
- Dale Williams
- Matt Lombard
- Aaron Young
About (un)SCENE
The artists and art lovers who make up the (un)SCENE team are united by a mission that differentiates their show in a crowded market of exhibitions. The artwork – representing all points of the art-universe spectrum – is united by the unimpeachable passion and impeccable craftsmanship of the artists, exhibited in an easily navigable space that is itself a work of art. The goal is to provide an enjoyable, memorable experience for all guests.
Read the original press release (PDF) ↗
Press release dated February 16, 2015.