Albany International Airport Gallery

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1 Albany International Airport Gallery Lit March 28-September 13, 2015 Public reception: Friday, April 10, 5:30-7:30 pm For the artists featured here, light is a pivotal component in their work. It is used to create illusions, and mark the passage of time. It imbues landscapes and objects with character, and reveals events both sublime and fleeting. Through art, we are reminded that light is remarkable, whether its source is an LED or the moon, the glow of fire or paint on a brush. Through art, we are compelled to see the world as lit. Yael Erel Scott Nelson Foster Jared Handelsman Larry Kagan lightexture Victoria Palermo Ken Ragsdale Ken Ragscale, The Corps of Discovery II / The Schoolyard in Summer

2 Yael Erel, Moon Record (installation view) Scott Nelson Foster, Real and Imaginary Houses 8 of 20

3 Victoria Palermo, Can t and Won t Larry Kagan, Young Mao, Ché

4 Site-Specific Installations Stairwell to third floor and Albany International Airport Gallery Up and Down Victoria Palermo Wood, cast acrylic, dichroic film 2015 Climbing this staircase is the earthbound version of air travel ascending and descending, arriving and departing. The artist conceived this sculpture as a fantastical counterpart to the existing architecture, and invites us to imagine where these iridescent steps might lead. What lends this piece its magical qualities is the application of dichroic film to the clear acrylic steps. When lit, these combined materials produce the mother-of-pearl-like flashes of color and reflection that change with the movement of the viewer. While flying high above, those gazing out their small windows might see something similar in the passing clouds and glinting sunlight.

5 First floor, ticketing Traveling Light Jessica Houston Colored, transparent vinyl film 2014 The application of tinted vinyl to eight round windows, as well as the clerestory windows directly above the ticket counters transforms the exsisting light within the terminal. As the projections shift with the time of day and season, we are reminded of our own position upon a spinning planet.

6 First floor, ticketing The Sky Starts at the Ground Derek Parker In this work, composed of nylon seatbelt material, the artist considers the kinship between the curve of an aircraft s passage between destination points, and the rise and fall of the land itself as it appears to the airborne traveler.

7 Concourse B Chasing the Sky Roberley Bell The meandering path of a child s bead chase toy is presented here on a grand scale, to be contemplated from the playfully proportioned lounge below. Against a vivid blue, the rapid course of softly rounded, irregular balls is momentarily suspended, just long enough for us to imagine their passage, and then perhaps reflect upon our own.

8 Concourse A Gallery Empire William Mebane and Martin Hyers Over a three-year span, Martin Hyers and Will Mebane traversed the US in classic road-trip style. Along the way they were permitted to photograph the most personal possessions of complete strangers as well as objects in the public realm. The result is a collection of photographs titled Empire, a selection of which is presented here. Houses William Mebane and Martin Hyers Mebane and Hyers subsequently developed the series, Houses, in which, like Empire, they sought to document a slice of life in middle-america.

9 Annex Gallery Night Train William Gill William Gill illuminates trains at night as they cross towns, rural farmland and waterways. To make these photographs, Gill considers train schedules, consults with landowners and observes the terrain. After locating the best vantage point, in the dark, with gear in tow, Gill waits. In the moments of the train s passage, the artist selectively lights portions of the scene, revealing vivid colors and details that the night would otherwise obscure.

10 Exhibition Case Program Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute, Utica, NY Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY The Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program Sharon Bates, Director Kathy Greenwood, Curatorial Assistant Art Update 2015