Noir: Defining the Melodrama

February 1 - May 3, 2017

Curators: Juanita Lanzo, Charlie Vázquez &
Kimberly Vaquedano-Rose

Main Gallery & Project Room Space

Noir: Defining the Melodrama features works by artists inspired by the genre "film noir." Artists in this exhibition revisit, re-imagine, appropriate and respond to iconography in noir that addresses current events, crime, urban life, gender roles, isolation and displacement through drawings, illustrations, painting, photography and video.

Participating artists: Laura Alvarez, Tyrone Brown-Osborne, Carey Clark, Alyssa Clear, Robert De Jesus, Elizabeth Glushko Cerasoli & Steve Pavlovsky, Daniel Hauben, Rasheed Humphrey, Ray Felix, Patrick Jewell, Nikki Johnson, Jayson Keeling, Gabrielle Lopez, Jeanette May, Osjua Newton, Gelah Penn, Nestor Perez-Moliere, Jaime Permuth, Ethan Shoshan, Shira Toren, Nitza Tufiño, Dennesa Usher, Boo Lynn Walsh, Joe Wippler, and Michael Young.

*Film noir generally refers to mystery and crime drama films produced from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Movies of this genre were characteristically shot in black and white, and featured stories involving femme fatales, doomed heroes or anti-heroes, and tough, cynical detectives. Other characteristics include low key or artificial lighting, scenes shot at night or under the rain, blurriness and voiced over narrations. The mood in noir films is often pessimistic, implying fear, treason or imminent danger.









Events & Public Programs

Upcoming


Opening Reception & First Wednesday Bronx Trolley: Wed. February 1, 2017, 5-9pm

Reception and Bronx Culture Trolley & Artist Talk Wed. March 1, 2017, 5-9pm

Reception and Bronx Culture Trolley Wed. April 5, 2017, 5-9pm



Fall Gallery Hours

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Friday:

12:00pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Closed Wednesday, Saturday. Sunday and holidays.
Wheelchair accessible

Location:

450 Grand Concourse, Room C-190
(at 149th Street)
Bronx, NY 10451

Directions:

Hostos is easily accessible by the 2, 4, and 5 IRT Trains.
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Phone: 718-518-6728
E-mail:longwood@bronxarts.org




For more information on events and programs please visit www.bronxarts.org

This exhibition is made possible with funding from National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Hostos Center for the Arts "&" Culture, Bronx Tourism Council, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., NYC Council Members Andrew Cohen, Andy King, Melissa Mark-Viverito and James Vacca and the Bronx Delegation of the City Council.