Artist Talk and Closing Reception: NARS Foundation, June 18, 2024, 6pm


 

Please join me for a conversation with Eriola Pira, Curator and Director of Programs at the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, and Isak Berbic, artist and Associate Professor of Art at Stony Brook University, on June 18, 2024 at 6pm at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY.

The conversation will be followed immediately by a closing reception for my solo exhibition, “Persistent Illusions.”

More information is available here.

Address: 201 46th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

EFA Open Studios, New York, Oct. 21-23, 2021: In-Person!


 

EFA Open Studios will be held this year—in person—from Oct. 21-23, 2021! Info is here, register for (free) tickets here.

Hours are:
Oct. 21st (Thurs), 6-9pm (opening night)
Oct. 22nd (Fri), 6-9pm
Oct. 23rd (Sat), 2-6pm

Address: 323 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018
Vaccine proof and masks are required.
Hope to see you in my studio this week. 

Whitechapel Gallery: London Open 2022, Coming Next Summer


 

Thrilled to announce that I've been selected for the London Open 2022, on display at the Whitechapel Gallery in summer 2022.

Many thanks to the selectors Maria Bukhtoyarova, Shezad Dawood, Christine Eyene, Stephan Tanbin Sastrawidjaja, and Whitechapel curators Emily Butler, Inês Costa and Wells Fray-Smith.

This triennial exhibition features works in all media, showcasing London’s contemporary art scene.

You can read more about the exhibition and see the list of exhibiting artists here.

 

New Members Panel and Virtual Open Studios @ EFA, New York, Oct. 20-24, 2020


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EFA Virtual Open Studios will be held this year via Zoom events from Oct. 20-24, 2020 - event registration is open at efa.art!

You can catch me in the New Member panel on Wed. Oct. 21 6:30-8:30pm (ET) alongside the eight other new members and Natalia Nakazawa, EFA Studio Program Assistant Director, discussing our work and the New Member's exhibition, Freedom is an Act. Sign up here!

Or you can sign up for a 30-minute studio visit with me in available slots from Wed. Oct. 21 through Sat. Oct. 24 - sign up here. There are many other events, too, so please join us!

 

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY


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I'm thrilled to be joining the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in midtown Manhattan. I feel very fortunate to be among the nine new members selected by this esteemed panel that generously waded through hundreds of applications:

  • Carmen Hermo, Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum

  • David Everitt Howe, Curator at Pioneer Works

  • Sarah S. King, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of SNAP Editions

  • Alex Paik, Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid and Gallery Director at Trestle Gallery

  • Sarah Watson, Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator of the Hunter College Art Galleries

Please come visit me once we have the opportunity to physically move in - whenever that is!

 

Aesthetics of Evidence - Jason File in conversation with Jon Sharples at Simmons & Simmons


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I'm excited to participate in an in-conversation event with Jon Sharples, hosted by the Simmons & Simmons Art Network at the start of Frieze Week this year. We'll be talking about artistic strategies for creatively using evidence or other legal-institutional materials as an artistic medium and what these strategies can teach us about the testimonial properties of objects and records; the way institutional process can dictate aesthetic outcomes; and the notion of performance inside the institutional machinery of truth seeking. The event will run from 7:00 - 8:30pm on 1 October 2018, at Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9SS. It's free, but ticketed -- tickets can be reserved here. I hope to see you there!

 

Residency Sponsorship - Thank you to the Netherland America Foundation!


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More great news today: The Netherland America Foundation is joining Stroom in funding my participation in the NARS Foundation Residency in Brooklyn, NY this April-June 2018. I wish to express my deep gratitude to Nina Glorie, the NAF Program & Membership Administrator, as well as the selection committee that agreed to support my project so generously. Thank you for making my participation in this residency program possible!

 

Residency Exhibition Sponsorship - Thank you to Stroom Den Haag!


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Great news today: Stroom Den Haag is funding my participation in the NARS Foundation Residency Exhibition to be held in June 2018. A big thank you goes to Connie van Driel, who manages the Stroom SPOT subsidies, Director Arno van Roosmalen, and everyone at Stroom who makes The Hague such a progressive and nurturing community for contemporary artists. 

 

Artist-in-Residence, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY


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I was recently selected to participate in the International Residency Program at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY! If all goes well with funding support, I expect to be in residence from April through June 2018 while taking a brief sabbatical from the legal world. I am looking forward very much to this period of full-time studio practice, studio visits, and spending time with my fellow residents from around the world!

 

Lockers v2 Exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam


 

I'm excited to be a part of the Lockers v2 exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, curated by Diego Diez (my outstanding former KABK student) and Borja Llobregat, with an all-day opening/exhibition event on Friday, 12 May. Great line-up of artists: Fina Anjou | Gwenneth Boelens | Alan Bolumar | Niklas Büscher | June Crespo | Anna Dot | Zoë Field | Deniz Eroglu | Priscila Fernandes | Jason File | Cristina Garrido | Indriķis Gelzis | Rubén Grilo | Dieuwertje Hehewerth | Femke Herregraven | Lars Tcf Holdhus | Carlos Irijalba | Natalia Jordanova | Maria Nolla | David Ostrowski | Ian Waelder

 

Art Rotterdam, 11-14 February 2016


 

Come to Art Rotterdam 11-14 February 2016 at the Van Nelle factory, and you can see my work as part of a great stand put together by Will Lunn around the theme of authorship, featuring: Spencer Anthony (Ryan Gander), Jane Bustin, Jason File, Joe Fletcher Orr, JonesSmithJohnson, littlewhitehead and David Rickard. Copperfield Gallery, Booth 90. VIP preview, 10 February, 6-10pm.

Cultural Capital Series @ London Art Fair and Showroom, London


Come see some of my newest work at the London Art Fair in Islington, 20-24 January 2016, with a 19 January VIP preview (3-6pm) and reception (6-9pm).

Other works from the same series will be on display at the Mead Scholars and Fellows Showcase at the Showroom, 272 High Holborn, on every day from 18 January - 3 April, Monday to Friday: 9am - 8pm, Saturday to Sunday: 9am - 6pm.

 

The Observer Effect, GEMAK, The Hague: Opening 17 July 5-7pm, Re-opening 31 July 5-7pm


Come to the opening of this group exhibition I am co-curating with Waalko Dingemans at GEMAK in The Hague on 17 July from 5-7pm. Featured artists are:  Zehra Arslan, Lewis Davidson, Waalko Dingemans, Jason File, Naomi Fitzsimmons, Libby Ireland, and Marijn Ottenhof. 

The opening reception will feature live performances and unique interactive  experiences. A re-opening reception on Friday, 31 July from 5-7pm will re-introduce the exhibition, re-framed in a new way in response to data collected from visitors.

Many thanks to Stroom and GEMAK for supporting this exhibition.

Et Mon Droit, Copperfield, London - Private View


Et Mon Droit, a group exhibition at Copperfield Gallery, London on art and law, featuring the work of David Birkin, Etienne Chambaud, Jason File, Marco Godoy, Jill Magid and Carey Young, will open with a private view on Wednesday 27 May 2015 from 6-9pm. The exhibition runs through 11 July. More details here.

UPDATE: Roundtable discussion, Wed. 24 June 2015, 6:30pm, featuring a panel of speakers including: Professor Costas Douzinas, Dr Joan Kee, Jason File, Dr Jo Melvin, Daniel McClean, Dr Nina Power, Carey Young.  Chaired by William Lunn. More details here.