My Eyes Betray Me

My Eyes Betray Me

by Kristin Anderson

chashama 461 Gallery
461 West 126th Street
New York, NY*

March 2 - 12, 2011
Artist's Reception: Saturday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm

Gallery Hours:
March 2 - 4: by appointment only
March 5 - 6 & 8 - 11: 10 am - 2 pm
March 12: noon - 5 pm, 6 - 9 pm

Information and appointments: 917-553-2023 || ka@kanderson.tv || www.kanderson.tv

Installation, Photography, Video

As the barrage of images continually mashes together in my mind, those which have become the most ingrained through repetition can suddenly appear before my eyes in completely unrelated objects, due to a shared underlying form. In "My Eyes Betray Me," I recreate such impromptu exchanges involving religious imagery; the subject was chosen for its prolific nature throughout history and society. The discord between the reverent and the mundane imbues the recontextulizations with surprising and poignant new meanings.

Kristin Anderson is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist based in New York City and exhibiting nationally and abroad. Anderson's work has been exhibited nationally and abroad in venues including The USF Contemporary Art Museum (FL), The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art (CO), The Lancaster Museum of Art (PA), The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art (Israel), The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Gallery (NYC), Pablo's Birthday (NYC), Gigantic Art Space (NYC), Kasia Kay Art Projects (Chicago), the NextWave Festival (Australia), PAM/Cinemascope, the Darklight Festival (Ireland) and the Koltsovo Airport (Russia). Anderson has received multiple studio space awards from chashama (NY) and an Artist Residency at the Herzliya Center for Creative Arts (Israel).

This exhibit is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

*Getting There: A or D train to 125th St. Exit at 127th St. Walk west to the end. 126 curves up to meet 127 and chashama is on the corner.

Artist website: www.kanderson.tv