Wednesday, February 12th from 7:00 P.M. to 8:15 P.M.
Rutgers - Mason Gross School of the Arts
Department of Art & Design
Civic Square Building, Room 110
33 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ.
DID YOU KNOW? Interesting tidbits* about Fin Simonetti:
1. Fin makes music (in addition to being a visual artist).
2. Simonetti envisions landscapes of outdated data equipment from her young adulthood (we're picturing rolling hills of LaserDiscs, VHS tapes and floppy disks).
3. Fin's work has given "surprisingly empathetic treatment" to the "wages of masculinity."
4. Simonetti is interested in the use of "coded imagery as a tool to disseminate moral narratives."
5. If you are a "tender psycho," follow @_____fin on IG.
6. Fin has created collaborative performances.
7. The artist examines how "safety" can adversely lead to violence even if we intend for it to be a protection from it.
Image description: The artist, Fin Simonetti in all white (overalls over a white t-shirt with boots) and a punk and blue dust / chemical mask as they chisel a white stone on a tall white table. White wall behind (image from Cultured Magazine).
"Fin Simonetti (b.Vancouver, British Columbia, lives and works in Queens, New York). Recent solo and group exhibitions include: Head Gusset, Cooper Cole, Toronto, ON, Pledge, Company Gallery, New York, Dog Days, CLEARING, Brooklyn, NY, New Moon, Hotel Art Pavilion, Brooklyn, NY, Pastoral Emergency, SIGNAL, Brooklyn, NY, Eye to Eye, Arsenal Contemporary, New York, Altered, Company Gallery, New York, Cerrajeria, Lock Up International, Mexico City, MX. Her work has been reviewed by the New York Times, ArtForum, Art in American, The New Yorker, and Cultured Magazine." - biography provided by the artist
Image description: Stained glass house-like sculpture. Taupe, beige, gray, brown and other natural hues (image from the artist).
The Visiting Artist Lecture Series is organized by the Rutgers MFA program and includes weekly lectures, studio visits and critiques by luminaries working across a wide spectrum of mediums.
Free and open to the public.
Wheelchair Accessible; ASL/CART available on request.
Contact Cassandra one week prior to event:
coliveras@mgsa.rutgers.edu or 848-932-5399
Free and open to the public.
Wheelchair Accessible; ASL/CART available on request.
Contact Cassandra one week prior to event:
coliveras@mgsa.rutgers.edu or 848-932-5399
*Sources: TheFADER.com/2017/03/08/fin-in-silver ; timeout.com/newyork/art/fin-simonetti-pledge ; artforum.com/picks/fin-simonetti-79070 ; ssiiggnnaall.com/exhibitions/fin/