Front Gallery: JOÃO MARIA GUSMÃO AND PEDRO PAIVA | Back Gallery: SYLVIA MATAS

Front Gallery: JOÃO MARIA GUSMÃO AND PEDRO PAIVA | Back Gallery: SYLVIA MATAS

João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva, Cinematics (The Log Enchanter), 2006. 16mm film, colour, no sound, 1’50’’. Courtesy the Institute of the Arts, Ministry of Culture, Portugal.

Sylvia Matas, Rope, 2008. Courtesy the artist.

March 06, 2009 - April 18, 2009
Opening Reception: 6 March 2009, 7 PM

Front Gallery
JOÃO MARIA GUSMÃO AND PEDRO PAIVA
MAGNETIC RESONANCE ON ABISSOLOGIC EXPERIMENTS

Described as "poetic philosophical fiction," João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva’s 16mm film installations explore pseudoscience through an odd alchemical compound: equal parts early silent cinema, archaeological dig, and late-60s land art. The films are often performative and though suggestive of narrative, ultimately revel in illogical and surprising feats. Gusmão and Paiva will represent Portugal at the 53rd Venice Biennale.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the 22nd Images Festival, 2-11 April 2009. For information, please visit www.imagesfestival.com. The co-presenters wish to acknowledge Galeria Graça Brandão, Lisbon for their support of the exhibition.

Back Gallery
SYLVIA MATAS
RED SHIFT

A series of sculptural works (a rope made of dental floss, for example) alongside a grouping of small sun prints, all exploring themes of perception, time and cycles. Sylvia Matas is a visual artist from Winnipeg, Canada. She received her BFA from the University of Manitoba in 2003 and her MFA at Chelsea College in London, England in 2008. She has been involved in numerous group exhibitions, screenings, and art fairs in Canada, the USA, and UK.