 The Resurrectionists installation view at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery 2007 Ted Riederer The Resurrectionists LOVE AND DO AS YOU WISH* MINIMAL NIHILISM WATCH OUT YOU DON'T GET CRUCIFIED GODLESSNESS SID, DID YOU KILL HER?** SEXLESSNESS YOUR FATHER GIVES YOU A LAST LESSON BY DYING WOULD YOU RESURRECT HIM? SAVE THE BOWERY BRING BACK CRACK. * Saint Thomas Aquinas ** Dee Dee Ramone Arturo Vega, December 2006, from the summit of Popocatepetl Ted Riederer's video, sculpture, and paintings revolve around three acts: the smashing of musical instruments, the painstaking task of weighing, cataloging and re-assembling the fragments so that the instruments can be played again, and the creation of a musical score using the resurrected guitars and drums. The band "The Resurrectionists" is comprised of musicians who are recovering punk rockers and who have performed with: Burn, Immolation, Slaughtershack, Clowns For Progress, Ryan Adams, Thumper, The Reply, Steady Earnest, The New You and Go Away Evil. Riederer received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2006 and his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His work can be currently seen in "Altered, Stitched and Gathered" at P.S. 1/MoMA. The artist lives and works in New York. Guitars provided by Gibson Guitars. Exhibition: January 12 - February 10, 2007 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10am - 6pm Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery 526 W. 26th Street, Room 213 New York, NY 10001 Telephone +1 212 243 3335 Fax +1 212 243 1059 Email gallery@nicoleklagsbrun.com www.nicoleklagsbrun.com |
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