Thaw

Global warming has generated plenty of animated debate, but it has also inspired some great art. On January 19th at 2 pm, the Dorsky Gallery will hold an opening for Thaw, an 11-artist exhibit featuring drawings, paintings, photographs, collage, sculpture and video addressing the earth’s natural-but-forced transformation and hinting at the scientific and geopolitical effects of natural disasters. Many of the displaying artists ventured out to extremely remote sites, such as Cape Breton, Newfoundland and the Gobi Desert, before returning with their subject matter. One piece, a 12-minute video called “Fade to White” by Janet Biggs, probes the icebergs of the Arctic, following an explorer through rain, wind and sun yet never escaping the ice. Meanwhile, Andrea Galvani’s series of photographs, titled “Higgs Ocean,” captures the ice-draped Svalbard Islands that surround the artist as he stands with a tripod in a boat with a lamp powered by solar energy. Itty Neuhaus, on the other hand, imagines the environment below a frozen ice-cap. Her sculptural installation, dubbed “Understory,” adorns a corner of the gallery as a fabric-enclosed cocoon featuring a bi-level video installation juxtaposing the depth of the ocean with the sky.

Details: Thaw, Dorsky Gallery, 11-03 45th Avenue, Long Island City, from January 19th to April 6th, museum is open Thursday to Monday, 11 am to 6 pm (closed Tuesday & Wednesday).

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