Mottel_Mottel
The Image is a Seed 

MATTHEW MOTTEL                

SEPTEMBER 13 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 13, 6 - 8 pm



Over the past 3 weeks, artist Matthew Mottel has engaged in a public archiving of his father, Syeus Mottel’s vast 35mm color slide collection of political and cultural history of the 1960’s. New discovery of documentation of prism artist Chuck Ross at the Dwan Gallery and a collaboration between the NYC parks department and an Allan Kaprow ‘happening’ have emerged as some of the standout material.

Mottel has paired these viewings with collaborative performances uniting artists of various media and aesthetics with his fathers historical image to create a new media environment connecting archive with in the moment artistic creation.

For the final weekend of gallery hours, he will present the ‘archive of the archive’ of MOTTEL_MOTTEL ; ‘the image is a seed’ as a work in progress single channel video and art installation that showcases the exhibition events, the artist performances and the original  photography of Syeus Mottel.


PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: 8pm – 10pm

9/13 David Amram, Composer, multi-instrumentalist, auther and performer

9/14 Peter Gordon, Experimental composer and musician & Kit Fitzgerald, Video artist

9/15 Rachael Guma, Filmmaker and sound artist & Gabriel Guma, Visual artist

9/16 Anthony Coleman, Avant-garde jazz pianist

9/19 Jeff Preiss, Filmmaker

9/20 Brian O’Mahoney Performance artist and theatre maker

9/21 Cooper-Moore, Jazz pianist, composer and instrument builder/designer

9/22 Steve Dalachinsky, Poet & Daniel Carter, Saxophone player

9/23 Lary7, Artist, filmmaker and musician & Bradley Eros , Artist

9/26 Art Jones, Filmmaker

9/27 Will Cameron, Artist

9/28 Jean Carla Rodea, Interdisciplinary artist

9/29 Cat Tyc, Writer and artist

9/30 Gil Arno, Visual artist

Space is also open for viewing Saturdays and Sundays 1 - 6pm and by appointment. Closed Sept 17, 18, 24, 25