The Open Palm (@Falchi)

The Vitrines at the Falchi Building
31-00 47th Avenue
Long Island City, NY

The Open Palm is a one-on-one, interactive performance presented in a former flower shop. Conjuring a palm reader’s storefront, a salon and a tattoo parlor, The Open Palm is a hybrid location in which the artist administers a mysteriously surreal consultation and treatment that promotes health, beauty, and success. This experiential piece is complemented by a selection of new photographs that the artist created while inventing a humorous yet potent approach to portraiture and the search for well being.

Walk-in appointments will be accepted during open hours or at other times by request.

Artist Biography:
Karen Azoulay is a Canadian artist based in Brooklyn. Her sculptures are created with an eclectic array of materials including ceramics, ice, and aluminum foil. She also stages performances that explore new ways to experience the sculptural form. Solo exhibitions include CUE Art Foundation in New York, curated by Glenn Ligon; Four Gallery in Dublin; Mercer Union in Toronto and most recently Primetime in Brooklyn. Her work has been featured and reviewed in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, C Magazine, ReadyMade, and The Believer. Recent projects include a bookwork published by Nothing Else Press, which will be re-released as an edition of digital sculptures in 2014.

For more info, please visit www.karenazoulay.com or contact theopenpalm.info@gmail.com