Artist Residence & Open Studio : Jacqueline Surdell

Jacqueline Surdell
Gallery COMMON

Currently, CONTRAST is hosting Chicago-based American artist Jacqueline Sardell in residence for her upcoming solo exhibition "Bliss!" at Gallery Common. An open studio will be held on May 18th, Saturday at CONTRAST, so feel free to stop by. ー Open Studio Date：5/18 (Sat) Time：15:00 - 20:00 Venue：CONTRAST Entrance：Free ー Jacqueline Sardell "Bliss!” Reception：5/24(Fri) 19:00 - 21:00 Date：5/25(Sat) - 7/7(Sun) Time：12:00 - 19:00 Closed：Monday & Tuesday Venue：Gallery Common Address：B1F, 5-39-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Entrance：Free

Jacqueline Surdell

Jacqueline Surdell (b. 1993) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., where she currently lives and works. Now the third largest city in the US, Chicago’s history of industry, labor, and midwest grit plays a significant role in Surdell’s work. Surdell’s Polish grandfather worked in the steel mills in Hegewisch (a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago) while her Dutch grandmother is a landscape painter. The dichotomy established between manual labor and conceptual labor influenced Surdell at an early age. Listening to stories of the mills — the operation of massive blast furnaces, chaotic melting pits, and subsequent injuries, was complimented with memories of frolicking in wildflower fields while her grandmother painted the colorful landscape. The combination resulted in an early-developed arts view where life and work, body and labor, industry and craft, and the high-brow traditions of plein-air landscape painting, merged. Those close familial memories influence Surdell’s complex terrain between art-making, body, sanctuary and spirit.

Gallery COMMON

Founded in 2010 by creative agency en one tokyo and currently under the direction of co-founder Satoru Arai, Gallery COMMON emerged from the street culture of Harajuku as an intimate space for both Japanese and international artists and trendsetters to interact with the local scene.

About CONTRAST: In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.

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