Aicon Gallery's 'Malleable Memory' Opens 7/22

Aicon Gallery's curatorial vision begins in India but reaches outwards internationally from there. The two gallery spaces are located in New York and London, and each provides a vital platform for artists based in the Indian Subcontinent to exhibit in the United States and Europe. Alongside in-depth, focused solo shows the galleries present a programme of curated group exhibitions that are international in their scope and ambition. The Aicon Gallery in New York City is located at 35 Great Jones Street (between Bowery Ave and Lafayette Ave). For more information visit www.aicongallery.com.

The Aicon Gallery's Upcoming Exhibitions

Malleable Memory 

Aicon Gallery, New York: 22 July - 2 Sept 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday July 22, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Aicon Gallery New York is delighted to present MALLEABLE MEMORY, a group exhibition featuring selected work from a host of International Artists.

Truth is elusive, motivated by self-preservation. In the film Rashomon (1950) by Akira Kurosawa, various eyewitnesses describe their recollections of a violent crime. The accounts and their outcomes vary, leaving viewers to weigh each version against another. In the process the characters' stories collectively show the nature of truth as unstable and always susceptible to being shaped. Indeed, we have built-in survival mechanisms that may lead us to selectively edit or even invent memories to forge 'objectivity.' Besides showing the often self-centered nature of people, the film suggests a multitude of perspectives is necessary, objectivity impossible.
In a similar spirit, this show calls upon a diverse range of artists and media. Taken together, they reveal a variety of positions, a multiplicity of voices drawing upon their own memories, expressing their own truths. Each has a kind of accuracy, yet are often at odds with grand narratives and official accounts, undercutting neatly kept categories and borders. Through the various mediums, these artists examine the conceptions and expectations of reality each with their own unique interpretation. They present to us the idea of memory as a continuous and multifaceted representation in a constant state of flux. What emerges is a kind of objectivity that rests less upon tangible reference points, but rather associative recollections. Whether appropriated and reconfigured from popular sources, or registered as pigment on a surface, works in this show explore the crafting of reality, and how memory serves us.

Short Term Memory
Event: Aicon Gallery New York, July 29th, 2010
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Aicon Gallery New York is pleased to host Short Term Memory, a one-night event featuring performances by artist Nitin Mukul, Das Racist, and other invited guests. Das Racist was chosen by MTV Iggy as one of the top 25 best new bands in the world for 2010. Das Racist is a Weed Edge/Hare Krishna Hard Core/Art Rap/Freak Folk Music trio based in Brooklyn, New York, comprised of Queens-born Himanshu Kumar Suri, San Francisco-born Victor Vasquez, and Queens-born Ashok Kondabolu.

ARTifact Exhibition -

Exhibition: July 8th - September 10th, 2010
Public Viewing: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Curated by: Julie Knorr & Matthew Boyko
Gensler, 2 Harrison Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94105

The ARTifact exhibition is part of Gensler San Francisco's 2010 Summer Art programme. Just as unearthed artifacts divulge clues of their makers, the contemporary art portraying India reveals the artist's connection with the country's past and present. The exhibit includes work by Debanjan Roy, Fredric Roberts, Indrani Baruah, Indrapramit Roy, Namita Kapoor, Shalinee Kumari, Sid Gavandi, Siddharth Parasnis and Suhas Bhujbal.

The artworks presented in the ARTifact exhibition reveal India's intricate cultural framework through a range of medium, content, and presentation. Gensler is proud to present the work of nine artists and asks its audience to define their answer to the question: What does India mean to you?