SPRING/BREAK Art Show NYC
2016
The Lucent Parlor was shown in NYC at SPRING/BREAK Art Show, a curator-driven, cutting-edge art fair. An excellent review from artnet in an article entitled, “These 5 Inspired Installations Make Spring/Break Art Show Unforgettable”, by Cait Munro.
“Come back at five,” artist Aaron Pexa says. “That’s when it really comes alive—after the sun goes down.” Pexa’s immersive installation, which features dozens of candlelit sconces, two videos of a twinkling chandelier, glass plates that look like they’re melting off a wooden table, and intricate damask wallpaper is installed inside an otherwise functional bathroom. He’s right: it’s difficult to fully appreciate the peaceful magic of the work during daylight hours, but seeing such pristine objects juxtaposed against bathroom stalls and marble sinks (albeit, very sweet, vintage-looking bathroom stalls and marble sinks) is fun no matter the hour.
The Lucent Parlor: Chapter I video is in the permanent collection of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL and the Museum of American Glass in Millville, NJ.
Original soundtracks by Maralie.
Video Clips
Press
SPELLBINDING PIECES AT THE 2016 SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW
THE VILLAGE VOICE, MARCH 4, 2016
The current SPRING/BREAK Art Show is tucked inside of the Skylight at Moynihan Station, featuring curator-driven art during Armory Arts Week in New York City. Coming back for its fifth installment, the space is filled with installations from over 100 curators and 800 artists revolving around the COPY/PASTE theme. The exhibits will be on display until March 7. The Village Voice captured a few of the most memorable artists and pieces from the exhibit, including Aaron Pexa: The Lucent Parlor.
TOP BOOTHS AT SPRING/BREAK ART FAIR
Excerpt : Working under the theme of ⌘COPY⌘PASTE curators and artists at Spring/Break Art Show are filling the classroom-like offices of Manhattan’s Moynihan Station. With transformations such as a public bathroom converted into a floral scented dinner setting, curators have taken on the concept of space in fantastic ways—filling it, distorting it, converting it, or just plain destroying it. Out of Spring/Break’s nearly 100 exhibitors here are our top picks for exhibitions not-to-miss at this funky fair.
6. Aaron Pexa “The Lucent Parlor” curated by Cade Tompkins (Room #3103). Whether the choice was Cade Tompkins’ or not, the reinterpretation of a third-floor public restroom into an intimate, candlelit dinner party, masked in a floral aroma, had a beautiful result.
THESE 5 INSPIRED INSTALLATIONS MAKE SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW UNFORGETTABLE
Excerpt:
5. Aaron Pexa, “The Lucent Parlor,” curated by Cade Tompkins Projects
“Come back at five,” artist Aaron Pexa says. “That’s when it really comes alive—after the sun goes down.” Pexa’s immersive installation, which features dozens of candlelit sconces, two videos of a twinkling chandelier, glass plates that look like they’re melting off a wooden table, and intricate damask wallpaper is installed inside an otherwise functional bathroom.
He’s right: it’s difficult to fully appreciate the peaceful magic of the work during daylight hours, but seeing such pristine objects juxtaposed against bathroom stalls and marble sinks (albeit, very sweet, vintage-looking bathroom stalls and marble sinks) is fun no matter the hour.