December 12, 7pm - January 6
Kit Rosenberg seeks to playfully combine a variety of disparate objects so that their original functions become part of a larger, absurd network. To this extent, the notions of dualism, instability, and entropy all play a vital role. By setting up precarious systems that mischievously activate and tease out the double-life of these objects, he enables them to speak to broader themes in an uncanny way. He received his MFA in 2009 from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited nationally, most recently in Wonderland, a collaborative installation project curated by Lance Fung. Kit lives and works in San Francisco.
Ruth Hodgins examines the semantic assumptions that govern our day-to-day lives. Words are tethered somewhat arbitrarily to what they signify (“a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”), but however well established the idea might be, we rarely see this premise of instability in action. In her practice, such bets are off. By challenging presumptions, she utilizes the norm in order to foster different connotations, creating a visual dialogue that is provocative, humorous and absurd. Ruth received her BA from the Glasgow School of Art and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including the Atrium Gallery in Glasgow and the Phyllis Wattis Theater at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francsisco. Her work will be on view in an upcoming exhibition at Platform 3 in Munich, Germany. She lives and works in San Francisco and Munich.
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