Governors Island, 2018 — MaxxM Studio Cave

Close Quarters
Organized by New Art Dealers Alliance
Governors Island, Colonels Row, 403

Hayley Martell & Devin N Morris
curated by SIGNAL

July 1–29, 2018

"Presented by the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), Close Quarters, featuring eight NADA Member galleries, is NADA’s first non-art fair exhibition hosted on Governors Island. Open July 1–29, contemporary artwork will be displayed across two floors of a historic turn-of-the-century Colonial Revival house on Governors Island, and will be on view every weekend in July."

Featuring:

Rainer Ganahl (Kai Matsumiya)
Fabienne Lasserre (Safe Gallery)
Michael Mahalchick (CANADA)
Jerry the Marble Faun (SITUATIONS)
Hayley Martell (SIGNAL)
Asif Mian (False Flag)
Devin N. Morris (SIGNAL)
Elliott Jamal Robbins (Kai Matsumiya)
Johanna Unzueta (Proyectos Ultravioleta)
Jeff Williams (Jack Hanley Gallery)

The exhibition is open to the public July 1-29, each Friday through Sunday, 11am-5pm.

Governors Island is open to the public and accessible by ferry. Ferry schedules can be found at govisland.com

Link to Bios and CVs for Hayley Martell and Devin N. Morris

See images of the exhibition on Contemporary Art Daily.

Devin N. Morris
Stage Right, Divide, 2018
Oil pastel, charcoal, color pencil, wood door, glass, metal hinge

diamond vehicle, 2018
outlet cover, steel snap, coffee pot shield, rearview mirror, Magna-Tac, clay, oxygen tube, beauty mirror, rocks, knob, cotton thread, steel bell

Devin N. Morris
Chair Impersonation 1-5, 2018
Foamcore, acrylic paint

I’m the garage of your dreams, 2015
plexiglass, ceramic shards, cotton string

The Watchtower, The Cook, and The Timekeeper, 2016
recycled iron cage, cotton thread weaving, epoxy, shells, rubber erasers, furniture pads, plexiglass basket, zip ties

drip, 2016
recycled metal gridded frames, cotton cut-offs, clay, cotton string, canvas, acrylic paint, paper

old lovely, 2015
clay, sweatshirt cuttoff, acrylic paint

Devin N. Morris
top: Shake the Hem, 2018
bottom: Curb Crossing, 2018
Charcoal, graphite, color pencil, aqaurelle, cabinet door

down the river on a little floaty device, will we ever get there, 2015
clay, shells, recycled plexiglass box

low growl into high pitched screech, 2017
graphite, acrylic paint

"i remember your face, but i don’t exactly remember what event we participated in together", 2018
cotton ropes, clay, glass, ceramic shard, cotton pant cuttoff, couch headrest, nickel wire, rock

Devin N. Morris
Stage Left, Divide, 2018
Oil pastel, charcoal, color pencil, wood door, glass, metal hinge

at the base of the stairs in the house, there was a small crawl space / closet. Above the door I wrote my poem sorry heart, 2018 and placed a wooden bench and screen inside the space for one viewer at a time to enter and watch my video piece, The American Experiment, 2018.

sorry heart, 2018
graphite on wall

Install detail