A brief interview and a deep survey of artworks
Robert Henry Contemporary are featuring my work this month as part of their virtual Studio Visit program. Parts one and two are available here, and part three will appear later in January.
A rare sighting of my likeness.
Website Updates!
"Remote Barrier Storage" opens at Robert Henry Contemporary 4/13/18
Construction Site at McKenzie Fine Art
I'm pleased to have three "Illuminated Manuscript Pages" in this great group show at McKenzie Fine Art, up until 8/13/16.
Sharpening
End Grain
Studio Archeology
My solo show at Robert Henry Contemporary opens 2/26
From the gallery's website:
Noah Loesberg: Constructing Ornament
February 26 through April 10, 2016
Opening reception: February 26, 2016, 6-9pm
Noah Loesberg
Four Windows, One Door, 2015-16
Painted wood
144" x 96" x 8" (3.66m x 2.4m x 20cm)
Detail
Through shifts in scale and substitutions of materials sculptor Noah Loesberg recontextualizes items from historical sources like early 20th century builder’s guides, Persian illuminated manuscripts, images downloaded from the Internet and our contemporary built environment. Common things, like windows, often overlooked or simply ignored by most of us are for Loesberg full of beauty and rich with metaphoric potential. By transposing the ubiquitous into the unusual Loesberg brings to our attention the pleasure of ornament and the beauty in the everyday.
This exhibition will feature a site-specific installation titled, Four Windows, One Door (144” x 96” x 8”, wood, acrylic house paint, 2015-16) derived from early 20th century builder’s manuals. Loesberg compressed the horizontal dimensions of the windows and the door thus squeezing what would be the glazing emphasizing the wooden structure. This manipulation of proportions forces the window and door trim moldings into the visual forefront and the industrial yellow paint obscures a simple enjoyment of ornament and decoration, while emphasizing the contemporary object-ness of the piece. Loesberg says, “Over-decorated, a baroque feel overtakes the repose of American utilitarian restraint.”
Also included in the exhibition are a series of castings and a large wall sculpture. Taken from Persian illuminated manuscripts, Loesberg deleted the calligraphy leaving only the architecture of the borders. He then reproduced these structures in wood and cast them in jewel-like ruby-tinted translucent polyurethane blocks. For the large wall relief (wood, acrylic house paint) Loesberg cut up and rearranged plinth blocks and decorative rosettes into a puzzle-like composition meant to resist his desire to find pattern in decorative motif.
By extracting beauty from the mundane Loesberg asks us to contemplate our cultural assumptions and reevaluate what we think. His exploration of materials and context offers us a perspective to see common objects differently and manipulates our preconceived notions of beauty and value.
Rosettes and plinth blocks
Felt swept concrete
Bushwick Open Studios 2015
Its another Bushwick Open Studios! I'm at:
17-17 Troutman St. #202
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Saturday and Sunday, June 6th and 7th, from 12 to 7 both days. See you there!
Sawdust
Bushwick Open Studios 2014
I'll be participating in Bushwick Open Studios once again this year, Saturday and Sunday 5/31 and 6/1, from noon until 7. 17-17 Troutman St. #202, Ridgewood, NY 11385. More information about the entire event is at here.
"Sewer Pipe Delivery"
Cardboard, construction adhesive, shellac. 81” x 25” x 55” high. 2008
This sculpture is included in the group show "Fluid" at the Newhouse Gallery at Snug Harbor, opening May 3 from Noon to 5PM.
FLUID
Janusz Jaworski, Guest Curator
Contemporary artists explore the theme of water.
May 3 through December 14, 2014
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg C/North Lawn, Staten Island, NY 10301
Regular hours are 12-5PM, Wednesday through Sunday, $5/$4 admission, during the opening admission is free.
More info at 718-425-3524
www.snug-harbor.org
Bigger and to the left
Small pleasures at work
Found snow sculpture
A brief thaw on the deck behind my studio
Elevator car ceiling
230 Park Avenue, the original offices for Grand Central Terminal
Clamps
"Material Handling" at Robert Henry Contemporary
November 15 - December 22, 2013
Noah Loesberg Molding Shapes, 2012 Plaster, paint and hardware 3" x 8" x 16" each (36"h x 8"d x 144" w overall) Installation view ©2013NoahLoesberg/RobertHenryContemporary
The work in Material Handling by sculptor Noah Loesberg centers on contradictions and meanings they expose. Through shifts in scale and substitutions of materials Loesberg recontextualizes everyday items from our built environment into objects of rarefied ubiquity. Common things often overlooked or simply ignored by most of us are for Loesberg full of beauty and rich with metaphoric potential. In the past he has appropriated storm drains, sewer pipes and smoke detectors among other things. This exhibition will feature two site-specific sculptures, and 4 pattern oriented charcoal and graphite drawings on paper derived from architectural sources.
Noah Loesberg received his MFA in 1994 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL and his BA in 1990 from Bennington College, Bennington, VT. He has received fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council, a residency from Dieu Donne Papermill and was awarded CAAP grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs. This is his second exhibition with Robert Henry Contemporary and he maintains his studio in Ridgewood, Queens, NY.
Robert Henry Contemporary presents the compelling work of emerging and established local and national artists. We feature work that is both conceptually challenging and visually engaging, focusing on but not limited to minimal and conceptual abstraction.
robert henry contemporary
56 Bogart St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Hours: Thursday – Sunday 1pm – 6pm
and by appointment
Directions: L train to Morgan Ave.
(From Manhattan: Exit towards the rear of the train; From Brooklyn: Exit towards the front of the train)
For more information, please contact:
Henry Chung or Robert Walden
(718) 473-0819
www.roberthenrycontemporary.com