Fluid

New York, From June19 to July 27, 2002, The Drawing Center will present Clarina Bezzola: Fluid, an installation by emerging artist Clarina Bezzola, in its Drawing Room at 40 Wooster Street. Fluid will open with a reception on Thursday, June 18, from 6-8pm.

Fluid marks Clarina Bezzola's first museum exhibition in New York. Addressing the intersection of psychological and physical vulnerability, Bezzola will use diverse materials including ceramic, metal and fabric to literally and figuratively forge connections between her drawings on the floor and walls. Creating a metaphorical installation about passing through barriers and skins, Bezzola examines the ability of her sculptural pieces to simultaneously shield bodies and psyches from perceived harm. Frequently overlaid with intricate floral patterns, the bulbous, organic shapes of the three-dimensional pieces border on the abject, suggesting that the patterns themselves serve as barriers between what is revealed and what is covered up.

According to Bezzola, her work is "of her body"; the sculptural forms, cast from her own body and then embellished, are often worn as clothing. These wearable pieces thus provide the metaphorical shelter, both mental and bodily, that Bezzola also examines in he drawings. Her piece Lamentation, performed at the gallery on Sunday, June 22, at 5pm, is an operatic improvisation in which, dressed in a sculpture of her own making, she uses her operatically trained voice to address these same issues of border crossing.

Accompanying Fluid will be an edition of Drawing Papers, number 30 in a series of publications devoted to drawing. Both Fluid and Drawing Paper 30 have been made possible through the generous support of the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Commission of The Greenwall Foundation.

The Drawing Center is the only not-for-profit U.S. museum to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. It was established in 1977 to provide opportunities for emerging and under-recognized artists; to demonstrate the significance and diversity of drawings throughout history; and to stimulate public dialogue on issues of art and culture.


	Fluid Clarina Bezzola Drawing Center, New York June 19 – July 27, 2002 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 18, 6 – 8pm Performances: Sunday, June 22, 7pm
	New York, From June19 to July 27, 2002, The Drawing Center will present Clarina Bezzola: Fluid, an installation by emerging artist Clarina Bezzola, in its Drawing Room at 40 Wooster Street. Fluid will open with a reception on Thursday, June 18, from 6-8pm. Fluid marks Clarina Bezzola's first museum exhibition in New York. Addressing the intersection of psychological and physical vulnerability, Bezzola will use diverse materials including ceramic, metal and fabric to literally and figuratively forge connections between her drawings on the floor and walls. Creating a metaphorical installation about passing through barriers and skins, Bezzola examines the ability of her sculptural pieces to simultaneously shield bodies and psyches from perceived harm. Frequently overlaid with intricate floral patterns, the bulbous, organic shapes of the three-dimensional pieces border on the abject, suggesting that the patterns themselves serve as barriers between what is revealed and what is covered up. According to Bezzola, her work is "of her body"; the sculptural forms, cast from her own body and then embellished, are often worn as clothing. These wearable pieces thus provide the metaphorical shelter, both mental and bodily, that Bezzola also examines in he drawings. Her piece Lamentation, performed at the gallery on Sunday, June 22, at 5pm, is an operatic improvisation in which, dressed in a sculpture of her own making, she uses her operatically trained voice to address these same issues of border crossing. Accompanying Fluid will be an edition of Drawing Papers, number 30 in a series of publications devoted to drawing. Both Fluid and Drawing Paper 30 have been made possible through the generous support of the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Commission of The Greenwall Foundation. The Drawing Center is the only not-for-profit U.S. museum to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary. It was established in 1977 to provide opportunities for emerging and under-recognized artists; to demonstrate the significance and diversity of drawings throughout history; and to stimulate public dialogue on issues of art and culture.