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About the Exhibition
Opening reception: Friday, April 23, 5 - 8 pm
The Esther Klein Gallery at Breadboard is pleased to announce
its newest exhibition Nowhere Fast: Jordan Griska.
Nowhere Fast features recent works by
Jordan Griska, a Philadelphia-based artist who creates large-scale
sculptural works and performances that combine themes of the
body, science and exploration. Griska's works embody a fantastical
yet industrial aesthetic, reminiscent of futuristic vehicles
from science fiction stories.
Nowhere Fast will showcase several large-scale sculptural
works, including Icarus, a massive metal frame human-powered
rowing machine, where the artist powers a large propeller
to inflate a giant silver parachute. Also featured in the
exhibition will be Ad Infinitum, Griska's twisting
fiberglass structure embedded with over 8,000 LEDs. Griska
will be debuting some of his latest works in Nowhere Fast
including Bug-out Vehicle, a homemade submarine repurposed
from used propane-gas tanks.
About the Artist
Jordan Griska is a Philadelphia-based artist who creates large-scale
sculptural works and performances that combine themes of the
body, science and exploration. Griska's works often use metaphors
of creation and destruction, embodying fantastical yet industrial
aesthetic, reminiscent of futuristic vehicles from science
fiction stories. Griska has exhibited and performed his works
both nationally and internationally at venues including the
Fisher Brooks Gallery, The Philadelphia Traction company,
the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and St. Urban Art Center
Switzerland. For more information, please visit jordangriska.com
About the Gallery
The Esther Klein Gallery (EKG) is expanding under
a new program called Breadboard. Breadboard is a hybrid program
that explores intersections between contemporary art, design,
science and technology. Expanding on 30-plus years of Esther
Klein Gallery programming, Breadboard’s mission is to
convene communities around creative applications of technology.
Breadboard manages two venues located at the University City
Science Center: the Esther Klein Gallery (EKG) at 3600 Market
Street in Philadelphia and the Breadboard Community Space
at 3711 Market Street. For more information and exhibit updates,
visit breadboardphilly.org.
EKG will continue in its mission of putting forth challenging
exhibits that explore the intersection of art, science and
technology at its 3600 Market Street gallery. Current EKG
staff will transition to become the new Breadboard administrative
team as EKG operations are coordinated with expanded Breadboard
resources and programming objectives.
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