Stories of the Post-Natural

Exhibition Statement

The nonprofit Art Works for Change creates contemporary art
exhibitions around the world to address critical social and environmental
issues. We strive to harness the transformative power of art to promote
awareness, provoke dialogue and inspire action.
Art Works for Change is grateful to Judy Pfaff for providing space at her
Tivoli compound to showcase Stories of the Post-Natural – a Multi-
media Art Exhibit by contemporary artists Randy Jayne Rosenberg,
Bonny Leibowitz and Belén Millán during the New York Upstate Art
Weekend (July 21-25, 2023).

Nature has an object dimension that we all know well — trees, water,
animals, etc., – all deeply embedded in our imagination as human-
designed cultural concepts. But Nature also refers to intangible
dynamics such as growth, decay, energy and transformation which are at
the core of these artists´ conceptual and plastic pursuits.
Stories of the Post-Natural reflects on ecosystems that are constantly in
motion where the boundaries between the natural and the artificial are
blurred as a result of human intervention. In a world where plastics,
toxic material and other human detritus have become part of the
landscape, the idea of Nature as something “natural” is in crisis and
needs to be revisited.

Outdoor interventions and a number of indoor multi-media installations
(paintings, photography, video and assemblage) turn a country
warehouse into a post-natural microcosm to reflect upon the “Nature” we are all creating and arouse a dialogue about categories and
definitions that we uphold everyday but are no longer valid.

Venues

Judy Pfaff Compound, Tivoli, NY
UPSTATE ART WEEKEND, July 21-25, 2023
for details: @upstateartweekend for details or Art Works for Change
info@artworksforchange.org

Participating Artists

Bonny Leibowitz, Belén Millán, Randy Jayne Rosenberg

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