Meena Hasan will be presenting as a guest lecturer at Boston University on Monday, September 20th. Hosted by the MFA programs in Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Design at Boston University, the Tuesday Night Lecture Series brings practicing artists and curators to Boston University to present their work. This Tuesday Night Lecture Series will be held at 5:30 PM in Room 410, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.
LAUNCH F18 incredibly excited to launch a new video on artist, Jack Pierson, focusing on a conversation about his text based sculptures in addition to his work at large. Directed by Brett Lenhoff, and edited by Ronan Babbitt, these incredibly talented film makers captured a unique discussion, and intimate look at his recent sculpture, BECAUSE YES, which will be featured at NADA x Foreland 2021.
In collaboration with the artist, LAUNCH F18 is delighted to participate in the release of Bobby Davidson's NFT, New American Landscape. Davidson's NFT release is in conjunction with his current online viewing room, Parasitic Capacitance. New American Landscape will be released to the public on Wednesday, August 4 at 2 PM (Eastern) and marks the first ever NFT collaboration for the gallery. For more information and to join the conversation in an Artist Spotlight, join us on August 4 from 2-4 PM with NFTs.TIPS Club on Clubhouse.
LAUNCH F18 is absolutely delighted to be participating in the upcoming NADA x Foreland 2021, taking place August 28-29 in Catskill, New York. We are honored to present a work by Jack Pierson for this first ever event, taking place in partnership with Upstate Art Weekend. Foreland is a new arts campus in upstate New York and will feature artwork installed in a historic industrial building in the center of Catskill, New York.
LAUNCH F18 is thrilled to participate in the inaugural in-person edition of Future Fair, presenting a series of new works by Nathan Dilworth. The fair will host approximately 30 exhibitors from September 10 - 12, 2021, opening with the VIP preview on Thursday, September 9th and the public days including September 10th - 12th. Future Fair will be on view at the Starrett-Lehigh Building, located at 600 West 27th Street, New York, NY.
On view at the Botanical Garden Košice in Slovakia is a new exhibition and installation of paintings by Andrej Dubravsky. Scattered throughout the gardens and greenhouses are a series of stunning new works by Dubravsky, playfully interacting with his longtime love and passion of nature and gardens. Soil and Insect is on view now through August 31, 2021.
Opening on Tuesday, June 15 at Gallerie Richter (Rome) is Runner's High, a solo exhibition of new works by Andrej Dubravsky. The exhibition will be on view through September 17, 2021 and marks the second solo exhibition of the artist with the gallery. Inspired by the scientific term, runner's high, the artist presents a series of new large-scale paintings depicting young men running and exercising in groups.
Didi Rojas is featured in the group exhibition Balloons Dropping From a Ceiling Fan, curated by artist, Morgan Blaire. The exhibition opened on May 1 at Left Field Gallery in Los Angeles and remains on view through May 30, 2021. Rojas exhibited for the first time two new works, featuring a ceramic sculpture Don’t help me, and a two-dimensional work on canvas, Double Knots.
Working in collaboration with Little Sun, B.D. Graft has partnered with the organization to create a new series of t-shirts to raise money for affordable power in communities without access. 50% of all of the proceeds from this fashion collection will be shared with Little Sun and their social causes.
Didi Rojas was asked to create a ceramic edition of the Reebok Classic Leather Legacy 'Toast' sneaker for ASOS and their new Reebok Toast Pack collection. The video was presented as an adversitment for Reebok Europe and captures a fun a playful look at Didi's ceramic and shoe building process.
LAUNCH F18 is pleased to participate in the Future Fair virtual Holiday Market showcasing several new ceramic works by, Didi Rojas. The online art fair will be featuring original artworks, editions and objects up to $5000. A coterie of art dealers, independent curators and design studios. The online fair will be opening on Black Friday, November 27 and remain live through Friday, December 18, 2020.
LAUNCH F18 alongside artist, Erika Mahr are absolutely delighted to donate a portion of the proceeds from Erika's online Viewing Room, paper folds. Proceeds from this online presentation will go towards The Ladies of Hope Ministries, an organization focused on helping disenfranchised and marginalized women transition back into society through resources and access to high-quality education, entrepreneurship, spiritual empowerment, advocacy and housing.
Didi Rojas partnered with adidas to create her own ZX 2K BOOST sneaker from ceramics. Together Didi and adidas created a 15 minute video showcasing the artist's process and inside look at her fun and vibrant studio practice for the comany's How's It's Made with ZXience video series.