Reminder / TOMORROW 07.06 / Opening ABNER PREIS

Installation view . Click image to read an interview with Abner in Agenda Magazine.

Harlan Levey Projects looks forward to welcoming you to the second solo exhibition of Abner Preis in the gallery: The Plague Doctors

Sculptures, video, salvaged toys and fire drawings open the door to mythological variants united by histories of plagues, protectors, healings and unhinged joy in the first presentation of new studio works by Abner Preis (2010 – 2013). ‘The Plague Doctors’ builds on Preis’ object based story telling works, ‘The Lagoon,’ (CC Strombeek, 2010) and ‘The Clown,’ (Tent, Rotterdam, 2011) as well as recent performance based research projects, ‘Turnbuckle Garage’ (Twente Biennale, 2013) and ‘the Superhero Project’ (various, ongoing). Having collaborated on each of these endeavors, Harlan Levey Projects is very pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by Abner Preis in our new space.

About Abner Preis:
Abner Preis was born in Hadera (Israel, 1975) and raised in Akron, Ohio and later Philadelphia, where he earned a BFA at Tyler School of Fine Arts. He currently lives and works in Rotterdam and is presently acquiring an MFA at the Dutch Art Institute in Arnhem. Known across the Netherlands for his interactive public performances and mixed-media work, Preis has appeared at important Dutch institutions such as Showroom Mama, TwenteWelle Museum, Museum Jan Cunen, De Kunsthal Rotterdam, Dordrechts Museum, IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam) and others. Since 2004, the central aspect of his work has been traditional storytelling, with narratives characterized by appropriation, participation, playfulness and a process, which is based on action and social engagement. In addition to the Netherlands, Preis’ work has been exhibited in the USA, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland, and he regularly performs in international art and public spaces, independently or in collaboration with his collective, The Dogs of Shame.

What - Vernissage: The Plague Doctors by Abner Preis
When - Friday 07 June 2013, 18:00 - 21:00 - Exhibition runs 07 June - 11 August 2013