Drawing constitutes Luis Nobre’s priviledged medium both in terms of representation and probing of the world through the overlapping of layers and resulting vibrations that arise from the tensions of the line. In a world that is fragmented, the artist’s use of line as a sociological and historic memento of nature creates ‘cinematographic travellings and [...]

Elana Katz is an American artist currently based in New York and Berlin. Formally a classical dancer, she now continues to work with the body, yet from a varied perspective, primarily in the medium of performance art.

Yasuko Toyoshima (Japan) Asian Cultural Council Born in 1967 in Japan, Toyoshima obtained an MFA from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions and international residencies. Since early in her artistic career, Toyoshima has concerend the with various forms of systems and regulated [...]

Gonzalo Puch (Spain) Location One International Committee Gonzalo Puch lives in Madrid, teaches at the University in Cuenca, and is a native of Sevilla. He creates situations or “incidents”, generally in neutral environments such as classrooms, or his own apartment, which he then records photographically and presents as large, color photographic prints. Although his working [...]

An exhibition of keynote works by Vik Muniz and new works from Alexandra Mota de Aguiar, Mattias Ericsson, Wojtek Doroszuk, and Zhou Tao

Four artists from 4 different cities, who have never met—and were forbidden to do so during the three months of their “residency”—collaborate on a topic that they had no say in developing.

An exhibition by 2008 Senior Artist-in-Residence Laurie Anderson. Two installations, From the Air, and Aleph

 Location One celebrates 10 years with a special anniversary benefit gala honoring Laurie Anderson.

Born in 1978, Chen, Ching-Yao lives and work in Taipei where he earned his M.F.A from the Taipei National University of the Arts in 2006. As an artist, his interest lies in detecting shifts in global contemporary culture by creating composite photographic and collage imagery  that refer to Japanese history but are also imbued with [...]

Eric Siu & Luis Nobre
We are pleased to present new work by Luis Nobre (Portugal) and by Eric Siu (Hong Kong), who have participated in Location One’s International Residency Program this year.

Snake Alley @ Taipei Cultural Center on March 19, 6-8pm Location: 1 East 42nd Street NYC 10017 (close to 5th Ave.) Snake Alley is part of Asian Contemporary Art Week which connects leading New York City galleries and museums in a citywide event comprising of public programs such as exhibitions, receptions, lectures and performances. The [...]

Drawing constitutes Luis Nobre’s priviledged medium both in terms of representation and probing of the world through the overlapping of layers and resulting vibrations that arise from the tensions of the line.

Location One is happy to present new work by Hermelinde Hergenhahn (Germany) and Mafalda Santos (Portugal). Hergenhahn’s installation will consist of a series of pencil drawings gathered from experiences of quotidian life, and a video projection and wall etching in the gallery.

Sep. 11th to November 4th, 2007 Arario Gallery www.arariogallery.co.kr #354-1 Shinbu-dong, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea Tel : 82 41 551 5100,5101 Fax : 82 41 551 5102 PRESS RELEASE ————————————————————————– IXTLAN STOP Her work is a restructuring of a mysterious event that unfolds in a dreamlike manner, the way a mystery novel develops as the investigator [...]

From TIME OUT NY “Ceci n’est pas…” Sara Meltzer Gallery, through Aug 17 Nina Katchadourian, Self-portrait of the artist as an artist Courtesy the artist and Sara Meltzer Gallery The 22 artists featured in “Ceci n’est pas…” chronicle every tawdry aspect of the gallery scene with wit, irony and—occasionally—sycophantic adoration. Laura Parnes’s videos reenact the [...]

We exhibit artists’ work in our main gallery eleven months a year, and often in our two other public spaces as well. All of the work we exhibit is developed at Location One, much of it by artists in our residency program. While Location One seeks to nurture a critical awareness of the implications of [...]

SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS: Main Gallery Exhibitions>> Rudy Shepherd: Portraits July 8-31, 2009 In “Portraits,” American Artist-in-Residence Rudy Shepherd presents a series of recent works that challenge and transcend traditional notions of who and what is a worthy subject of high-art portraiture, e.g., criminals, anonymous Taliban members, black heroes, or houses.The painted portraits in Shepherd’s “Criminal/Victim” [...]

SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS: Main Gallery Exhibitions>> Rudy Shepherd: Portraits July 8-31, 2009 In “Portraits,” American Artist-in-Residence Rudy Shepherd presents a series of recent works that challenge and transcend traditional notions of who and what is a worthy subject of high-art portraiture, e.g., criminals, anonymous Taliban members, black heroes, or houses.The painted portraits in Shepherd’s “Criminal/Victim” [...]

The third talk in a three-part series led by art historian and critic Marcia VetrocqWHERE THE TRUTH LIES: On Veracity, Conscience and Subjectivity in Recent ArtWayne Gonzales has been known for his politically charged paintings based on photographs and documents culled from the archives of American history and popular culture.

Where the Truth Lies 2: MARTHA ROSLER
Martha Rosler with Marcia Vetrocq. The second in a series hosted by critic and art historian Marcia Vetrocq and entitled WHERE THE TRUTH LIES: On Veracity, Conscience and Subjectivity in Recent Art.Martha Rosler talks about the installation on view in our galleries as well as her past work and current undertakings, in relation to the theme of Truth in art.

Virtual Minefield, an installation by Martha Rosler, featured "The Phrasalator" a two-way speech-to-speech device developed by the Defense Department to translate medical information to and from English and Arabic. This exhibition marks the first use of this technology in a non-military capacity.

WHERE THE TRUTH LIES: On Veracity, Conscience and Subjectivity in Recent Art | part 1 of 3the first of a three-part series led by the art critic and writer Marcia Vetrocq.In her April 11th lecture, critic and art historian Marcia E. Vetrocq will share some thoughts about the status of history, photography, and documentation in recent art. Her talk is aimed at setting the stage for presentations by artists MARTHA ROSLER and WAYNE GONZALES.

FOUNDING MANIFESTO :: Our Artistic Mission (1998) This is our credo: 1. First, the Internet is about content, not just a conduit for it. The nature of the technology changes content—not just access and distribution—with implications across the full range of artistic expression and subject matter. 2. Second, Location One is about convergence. We are [...]

Location One presents the first of two exhibitions showcasing new work developed during their residencies by eight artists participating in the 2006-2007 International Residency Program.

Santeri Tuori (Finland) As a filmmaker, video artist and photographer whose main interest lies in the exploration of portrait identity and its construction, Santeri’s work is centered on the relationships between portraiture, photographs and moving images.

Lydia Venieri (Greece) Lydia is a multiple media artist whose work ranges from sculpture to installations incorporating painting, photography, video and the Internet. The fusion of mythological references with the everyday lies at the heart of her inspiration : “I create universes and landscapes where I project stories, conspiracy theories related to the media and mythological legends”.

Paololuca Barbieri (Italy) Paololuca’s projects investigate the boundaries between art and science, and foster synergies among a host of other disciplines (electronic music, lighting engineering, programming, drawing and video). The artist confronts these relationships with both analog and digital media. The transversal use of digital tools combined with an interdisciplinary approach lies at the heart of Paololuca’s practice.

Artists-in-Residence Nayda Collazo-Llorens (USA) and Santeri Tuori (Finland) presented video installations in Location One’s main gallery. With special thanks to NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts) and FRAME (Finnish Fund for Art Exchange)

The artist speaks on his current installations at Location One, “Skin” and “Control”, raising questions about power, control, what lies beneath the surface of our lives today. Csikszenmihalyi is an artist working at MIT. He directs the Media Lab’s Computing Culture group.

Video as a tool for re-mapping 4 dimensional space

Both the Doom_machine and Mechanism no.1 address our concerns and fears in the world as we embrace technology and its powers, both good and bad. Ultimately we are responsible for the power of technology and how it is used. This exhibition looks at the fear factor in the world particularly during these times of uncertainty and paranoia. It examines our innate pessimism regarding the world and our expectations for the future.

The Roman Forum II is a neo-Vaudevillean performance work that focuses on the aftermath of the 2000 elections seen through the eyes of five Romans from the time of the emperor Nero.

In 1940, Hedy Lamarr, the “most beautiful woman in the world” and composer George Antheil, the “bad boy of music” met at a Hollywood dinner party. Two years later, they received a patent for an invention now recognized as the model for wireless communication.

The exhibition comprises six pieces that result from Sonnier's investigations into the work of Nikola Tesla during the period 1990-1997.

Gregory Whitehead is a playwright, audio artist, voice performer, radiomaker. Since 1984, Whitehead has written, performed and produced over eighty audio features, documentaries and earplays for broadcast in the US and abroad, together with an extensive list of credits in new media, theater, film and installations.

Based on biological models of growth and reproduction, the 12-piece ensemble of winds, brass, samplers, and percussion plus real-time computer processing, uses sets of simple instructions to manipulate a variety of composed cores, creating structures in a mode analogous to that of organisms such as “radiolaria,” a kind of aquatic, single-celled protozoa.