Elements – Liz Nurenberg
Opening: Saturday April 27th, 6-10pm
On view: April 27- May 26, 2024
Gallery hours on Sundays
@galleryalso: 3754 N. Mission Rd. LA, CA 90031
This new series is a set of performance sculptures and accompanying videos that are inspired by the elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
The elements are crucial to life, the body, and existence but all must maintain equilibrium. Each piece in the series asks for a unique balance, a shared action, and a collaboration. The performance of these objects engages the vulnerability of the body and the negotiations of care.
Earth: is movement, a choreographed mix of gently lifting and slow dragging, leaving behind a Trace, a trail. As the shoes break, they begin to merge with the ground below.
Water: Swig, drip, spill. The amount of liquid consumed depends on the levelness of the funnel. If one takes less the other has more.
Fire: Kindle and then hold. Be patient and persistent, it’s an agreement, a compromise, a wish, and an inevitable parting after an intimate amount of shared time.
Air: Breathe, inhale, exhale, repeat. it’s an agreement with the body, a conversation with other bodies, and the earth. The shared breath of closeness, panting, and suffocation, gasping.
Opening: Saturday April 27th, 6-10pm
On view: April 27- May 26, 2024
Gallery hours on Sundays
@galleryalso: 3754 N. Mission Rd. LA, CA 90031
This new series is a set of performance sculptures and accompanying videos that are inspired by the elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
The elements are crucial to life, the body, and existence but all must maintain equilibrium. Each piece in the series asks for a unique balance, a shared action, and a collaboration. The performance of these objects engages the vulnerability of the body and the negotiations of care.
Earth: is movement, a choreographed mix of gently lifting and slow dragging, leaving behind a Trace, a trail. As the shoes break, they begin to merge with the ground below.
Water: Swig, drip, spill. The amount of liquid consumed depends on the levelness of the funnel. If one takes less the other has more.
Fire: Kindle and then hold. Be patient and persistent, it’s an agreement, a compromise, a wish, and an inevitable parting after an intimate amount of shared time.
Air: Breathe, inhale, exhale, repeat. it’s an agreement with the body, a conversation with other bodies, and the earth. The shared breath of closeness, panting, and suffocation, gasping.
Liz Nurenberg (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based artist. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Grand Valley State University (2003) and a Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University (2010.) Liz is an Associate Professor in the Foundation department at Otis College of Art and Design. She is a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles. Liz was awarded a fellowship to Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, a Helen B. Dooley Fellowship at Claremont Graduate University, and received a California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Grant. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at such venues as the Holter Museum (Helena, Montana), Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena, CA), Elephant Art Space (Los Angeles, CA), HilbertRaum Gallery (Berlin, Germany), Galleri CC (Malmo, Sweden), and the Contemporary Calgary (Calgary, Canada.)
www.liznurenberg.com
@liznurenberg
Liz Nurenberg (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based artist. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Grand Valley State University (2003) and a Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University (2010.) Liz is an Associate Professor in the Foundation department at Otis College of Art and Design. She is a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles. Liz was awarded a fellowship to Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, a Helen B. Dooley Fellowship at Claremont Graduate University, and received a California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Grant. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at such venues as the Holter Museum (Helena, Montana), Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena, CA), Elephant Art Space (Los Angeles, CA), HilbertRaum Gallery (Berlin, Germany), Galleri CC (Malmo, Sweden), and the Contemporary Calgary (Calgary, Canada.)
www.liznurenberg.com
@liznurenberg
