In Midsection, Jill Downen employs the metaphoric relationship between bodies and buildings in an installation of sculptural forms. The torso, specifically from the bust to the navel, takes on the role of sculpted building blocks situated in relation to the space of the gallery. Jill Downen’s art is a focused investigation of the symbiotic relationship between the human body and architecture expressed in temporal installations, drawings, and models. Her art envisions a place of interdependent relation between the human body and architecture, where the exchanging forces and tensions of construction, deterioration, and restoration emerge as thematic possibilities. Jill Downen is a 2010 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow.
Bruno David invites you to meet the artist, and preview
the exhibition on Friday, January 27, 2012 from 5 to 9 pm
Front Room | Carmon Colangelo | Seven Days in O Land O
Main Gallery | Judy Pfaff: Recent Work
Project Room | Jill Downen: Midsection
Media Room | Monika Weiss: Abiding (Proba Wody)
Exhibition on view: January 27 – March 3, 2012
3721 Washington Boulevard
brunodavidgallery.com
