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Psychoideology: Spirituality, Politics and Identity in Search of a New ParadigmPresented by Roebling Hall October 19, 2006- November 11, 2006Reception: October 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMelanie Baker, Johanna Billing, Angela Dufresne, Dan Ford, Susan Giles, Kysa Johnson, Russel Nachman, Wyatt Nash, David Opdyke, Adam Scott, Guy Richards Smit, Ginna Triplett, Johanna UnzuetaRoebling Hall is pleased to present its new group exhibition, “Psychoideology: Spirituality, Politics and Identity in Search of a New Paradigm.” Featuring the work of some 13 artists, many of whom are entirely new to the gallery, “Psychoideology” explores the visual effects of our new social, cultural and political malaise (brought on by a protracted war, an exploitative climate of fear, and growing economic unease) and how it has affected, even impelled some artists on a new, widely varied search for meaning. Organized in a fittingly open-ended, even impromptu way, “Psychoideology” doesn’t pretend to declare anything new, so much as to underline an ongoing, accelerated pursuit among contemporary artists for significance, most often found outside of the precincts of the art world. A reflection of an extremely fertile, largely centrifugal cultural response to a welter of national and international conflicts, Psychoideology affirms, once again, the artist’s right to react and seek a way forward from inside his or her studio out towards the wider world. Melanie Baker has most recently exhibited her work at the Jersey City Museum and Roebling Hall. Johanna Billing has had solo exhibitions at, among other venues, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, St. Louis Museum of Art, Wexner Center for the Arts and Kavi Gupta Gallery. Her videos have also appeared in the Istanbul Biennial and the Venice Biennial. Angela Dufresne’s paintings are on view at the Hammer Museum through October 29. Her work will also be included in “The Triumph of Painting: Part 6,” at the Saatchi Gallery. She exhibits at Monya Rowe Gallery. Dan Ford has exhibited paintings at Roebling Hall and Museum52 (London). Susan Giles has exhibited her sculpture at Kavi Gupta Gallery, Spencer Brownstone Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Kysa Johnson has exhibited, among other venues, at Roebling Hall and Museum52 (London). An upcoming exhibition of her work at the Aldrich Museum is slated to open January 2007. Russel Nachman has exhibited, among other venues, at Jack the Pelican, Mixed Greens and the Kohler Arts Center. He is currently exhibiting at sixspace (L.A.) Wyatt Nash has exhibited his sculpture at Mixture Contemporary, The Lawndale Art center (Houston) and Roebling Hall. David Opdyke, has had solo exhibitions at, among other venues, The Corcoran Museum of Art, the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art and Roebling Hall. A new exhibition of his drawings will be on view at Bravin Lee Programs through November 11. Adam Scott has exhibited his paintings at Kavi Gupta Gallery and Schuster and Scheuermann (Berlin). Guy Richards Smit has exhibited, in among other venues, QED (Los Angeles), Fred (London), The Indiana Museum of Contemporary Art and Roebling Hall. Ginna Triplett has recently exhibited her paintings at Volitant Gallery (Houston) and Dabora Gallery (Brooklyn). Johanna Unzueta has exhibited her work at Artist’s Space, Exit Art, Diecke Arte Contemporaneo (Chile), Galerie Christian Nagel (Cologne), and the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (Chile).
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