Join us for a special evening of art, film and live performance at The Box Factory to celebrate the opening of Annika Rhea's multi-media art exhibit, BODY MEDIUM, curated by Javier Alvarez, Kiera Stuart and Annika Rhea.
Hosted by David Miller, Annika Rhea and The Box Factory.
BODY MEDIUM explores the cross between visual art, performance art and video art. The exhibit allows guests a view of the artist's process with exhibited process films, photographs and paintings. The evening will include a live performance by the artist in collaboration with musicians Mehmet Aydin, GROOOVYBLOSSOM and Daisy Press.
At the conclusion of the performance, the canvas created will be auctioned off to benefit The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, a charitable foundation that gives quality of life grants to cancer patients and supports emerging artists.
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Paintings and performance by Annika Rhea
Video art by Javier Alvarez
Musicians: Mehmet Aydin, GROOOVYBLOSSOM, Daisy Press
DJ: Edica+
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Doors: 6:30pm
BODY MEDIUM Performance: 8:30pm
Reception to follow
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This event will also feature the gallery at Uncommonly Studio presenting "You Are Infinite", an exhibition of new work by artist-in-residence, April Hannah. "You Are Infinite" includes paintings and sculptures created during the pandemic that embody an intention towards optimism.
Live music by Chelsea Randall and Francesca Khalifa.
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Information:
Bar sponsored by Notorious Pink Grenache Rose.
Food by Queen Bar and Restaurant
Attire: Your art opening best
RSVP and masks required for COVID compliance, event up to date with CDC guidelines.
Address: The Box Factory, 1519 Decatur St, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Subway: Halsey stop off the L Train
Parking: Street parking, Paid lot 3 blocks away.
Sponsored by The Box Factory, a media arts and entertainment building, 3DEN, Uncommonly Studios, Alvarez Carol, Notorious Pink Grenache Rose
Produced by Javier Alvarez and Annika Rhea
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Annika Rhea is a movement artist and immersive action painter based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the creator of BODY MEDIUM dance-painting, a technique that uses the body in motion as a paintbrush and the canvas as a stage. Rhea is inspired by the relationship between color, motion, rhythm and emotion. Her abstract expressionist paintings are an imprint of a performance, allowing an otherwise fleeting art form to take on new life as visual art.
www.annikarhea.com
