FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2005
MoMA Curator selects Los Angeles Artist Kimberly Brooks for NY Exhibition
23th Juried Annual Exhibition at Pleiades Gallery in Chelsea, New York,
June 29th-July 27th, 2005
Los Angeles - A painting by Los Angeles-based artist Kimberly Brooks was selected this week by the curator of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Jordan Kantor, for inclusion in the 23th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Pleiades Gallery in New York City. Forty Artists were selected from sixteen hundred submissions in an international outreach.
The recognition of Brooks’ artwork comes while she prepares for her first solo exhibition, “The Whole Story”. The show will be at the Risk Press Gallery, an alternative space for emerging artists on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
”The show’s focus on viewing is strongly connected to the themes in my recent exploration and modern recontexutalization of women figures,” says Brooks from the Venice, California studio where she works.
The Painting
Brooks’ piece for this exhibition is entitled “Mom’s Friend”, oil and linen. The image is cropped and alludes to an image from a time in the past. With vibrant colors and unique installations, Brooks often crops or spreads her figures over several canvases, reflecting the historical glorification of women’s body parts into elected zones of pleasure. By assuming the role of the artist and recontextualizing these images, Brooks’ places women as spectators, making notions of objectification, voyeurism, and empowerment freshly relevant.
About the Artist
Kimberly Brooks works in oil painting and mixed media. Her work has been featured in numerous juried exhibitions whose jurors include Joan Hugo of the California Institute of the Arts and artist Chris Burden. Brooks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley and studied painting at Otis Art Institute and UCLA with artists Franklyn Leigel and Liat Yossifer, respectively.
CONTACT:
For more information contact Heather Taylor at 310.559.9156 at Taylor De Cordoba.
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