For Immediate Release:

CONTACT IN NEW YORK:
JESSICA REEVES-COHEN, 718-389-6280
GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE, 718-389-0369

CONTACT IN SAN FRANCISCO:
REBECCA MILLER, 650-368-5928
BLACKBIRD SPACE, 415-826-2557

EDGESCAPES OPENS AT GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE IN BROOKLYN, NY AND BLACKBIRD SPACE IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA ON SEPTEMBER 22

EDGESCAPES IS A BI-COASTAL EXPLORATION OF WORK IN ALL MEDIA THAT REFLECTS THE DIRECT INFLUENCE (PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, PRACTICAL) OF LOCATION ON ART. THE SEVEN ARTISTS INCLUDED FROM EACH CITY APPROACH THIS THEME IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, CULTURAL CONNECTION AND MOBILITY, REFLECTING IN THEIR WORK THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL FORMATIONS OR MEDITATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF PLACE.

EACH ARTIST WILL BE REPRESENTED IN BOTH VENUES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE BI-COASTAL EDGESCAPES SHOW OPENS WITH RECEPTIONS AT GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE AT 117 DOBBIN ST, BROOKLYN, NY AND BLACKBIRD SPACE AT 2642 3RD. ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA FROM 6-9PM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2001

ARTISTS INCLUDE: PETER DUDEK (SCULPTURE), KELLY EGINTON (PAINTING), MARY GEORGE (SCULPTURE), SUSANNA HELLER (PAINTING), SAMM KUNCE (PHOTOGRPAHY), IAIN MACHELL (SITE SPECIFIC DRAWING), JEREMIAH MADDOCK (PAINTING), REBECCA MILLER (DRAWING/PAINTING), JESSICA REEVES-COHEN (VIDEO/PERFORMANCE), MAURA SHEEHAN (SITE SPECIFIC), STEPHEN SOLLINS (DRAWING), BRIAN STORTS (PERFORMANCE), MICKI WATANABE (SITE SPECIFIC/PHOTO), AND KATHRYN WILLIAMSON
(PERFORMANCE)

EDGESCAPES ENGAGES THE QUESTION OF GEOGRAPHY’S INFLUENCE ON ARTISTIC PRACTICE AT TWO POINTS ON THE “EDGES” OF ART AND CULTURE: SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK. THROUGH THE PROJECT, A DIALOGUE OPENS BETWEEN ARTISTS ON BOTH COASTS WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THESE CONCERNS, EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH LOCATION DRIVES THE MOVEMENT OF ART, IDEAS AND PRACTICES.

AT GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE IN BROOKLYN, THE SHOW WILL BE FEATURED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG ART AND CULTURE FESTIVAL, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF GALLERIES AND ALTERNATIVE SPACES THAT HAVE SPRUNG UP IN THE WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOINT SECTIONS OF BROOKLYN. HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LONGER RUNNING DOWNTOWN ARTS FESTIVAL, THE TWO ENTITIES HAVE SET A PRECEDENT OF COOPERATION ON A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND.

BLACKBIRD SPACE, DIRECTED BY REBECCA MILLER, IS BRAND NEW TO THE OUTER POTRERO HILL DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO. EDGESCAPES WILL BE THE SECOND EXHIBITION IN ITS 2001-2002 SCHEDULE.

ERIK GUZMAN AND MAYUMI HAYASHI, DIRECTORS OF GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE, CHOSE TO HAVE THE SHOW DURING THE HIGH TRAFFIC WEEKEND OF THE WILLIAMSBURG ART AND CULTURE FESTIVAL BECAUSE "THE IDEA IS VERY STRONG AND HAS SUCH GREAT POTENTIAL FOR MAKING CONNECTIONS AND EXTENDING DIALOG."

PLANS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING TO EXTEND THE PROJECT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY, INCLUDING AN EXHIBITION BROCHURE AND A STUDIO EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO BE INSTITUTED IN THE COMING YEAR. “OUR HOPE IS THAT THE PROJECT BECOMES A BRIDGE CONNECTING THE TWO COMMUNITIES FOR FUTURE EXCHANGES” STATES REEVES-COHEN AND MILLER.

THE FIRST STEP TOWARD THAT EXCHANGE TAKES SHAPE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF BRIAN STORTS AND KATHRYN WILLIAMSON OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHO WILL DOCUMENT THEIR TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK BY MOWING LAWNS AND VACUUMING LIVING ROOMS CROSS COUNTRY. FOR AN UP TO DATE REPORT ON THEIR PROGRESS AND OTHER PERFORMANCES, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: WWW.SUCKANDMOW.COM OR EITHER GALLERY WWW.GOLIATH777.COM ,WWW.BLACKBIRDSPACE.COM

EDGESCAPES
DATES: SEPTEMBER 22 TO OCTOBER 13, 2001
VENUES: GOLIATH VISUAL SPACE, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
BLACKBIRD SPACE, SAN FRANCISO, CA

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	Jeremiah Maddoc Untitled, iris print and watercolor, 2001, 35" x 40"
	Rebecca Miller the mole people detail painting 5x5 feet it is Acrylic on canvas made in 2001
	Rebecca Miller A tribute to billy Squire detail painting 5x5 feet it is Acrylic on canvas made in 2000
	Kelly Eginton Castle Park, gel pens on grid paper 2001, 30" x 42"
	Kelly Eginton & Mary George The revolving tablet that depicts an occurrence between heaven and earth 2001, deep, crystals, wood, motorized plastic stand with blinking lights,11" x 13" x 10"
	Stephen Sollins, "Available Space"
	Stephen Sollins, detail, "Available Space"
	Peter Dudek
	Peter Dudek
	Iain Machell, "I Can't See Myself/I Can't Hear Myself"
	Iain Machell, "I Can't See Myself/I Can't Hear Myself"
	Iain Machell, "I Can't See Myself/I Can't Hear Myself"
	Maura Sheehan, "On Edge"
	Maura Sheehand, detail, "On Edge"
	Jessica Reeves-Cohen, "A-Line IV" video still
	Jessica Reeves-Cohen, "Pick Up Lines" video still
	Susanna Heller
	Susanna Heller
	Suck and Mow
	Suck and Mow
	Micki Watanabe, "Tea House"