Analog Supper Club Press Release

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Recess Presents
Elia Alba: The Supper Club
July 1, 2013-July 1, 2014
On July 1, 2013, Elia Alba will launch The
Supper Club on recessanalog.org, the site of
Recess’s online residency program. Over the
past year, the artist developed The Supper Club
in collaboration with Recess. The project brings
together 50 artists of color over a series of
private dinners, afternoon teas, whiskey socials
and other gatherings that encourage dialog
across generations, cultures and archetypes.
Alba has been photographing, recording, and
documenting these private conversations.
Recessanalog.org will serve as a forum to
present the critical material discussed amongst
the artists. Alba will continually update the site
with intimate and unique content chronicling the
project’s development.
Recessanalog.org will map the engagements
between participating artists and will also serve
as a site for artists to respond to the
conversation as it evolves. As the series of
Supper Club events unfold, Alba will create a
portrait of individual participating artists,
granting each player a moniker to define his or
her role within the larger group. Process shots
will appear on recessanalog.org as they are
edited and developed. The artist will ultimately
arrange these photographs and content into a
publication.
Participating artists include:
Abigail DeVille, Alejandro Guzman, Alex Rivera,
Angel Otero, Arnaldo Morales, Brendan
Fernandes, Carlos de Leon Sandoval, Chitra
Ganesh, Clifford Owens, Coco Fusco, Dahlia
Elysad, David Antonio Cruz, Dawit Petros,
Deana Lawson, Derrick Adamas, Firelei Baez,
Hank Willis Thomas, Heather Hart, Ivan
Monforte, Jacolby Satterwhite, Janelle & Lisa
Iglesias, Jaret Vadera, Jayson Keeling, Jennie
C. Jones, Juana Valdes, Kalup Linzy, Karina
Skvirsky, Kenya Robinson, LaToya Ruby
Frazier, Lina Puerta, Lorraine O’Grady, Lyle
Ashton Harris, Marin Hassinger, Michael Paul
Britto, Mickalene Thomas, Miguel Luciano,
Nayland Blake, Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Nicole
Awai, Rachelle Mozman, Rafael Sanchez,
Rajkamal Kahlon, Rashawn Griffin, Sanford
Biggers, Saya Woolfalk, Shaun Leonardo,
Shinique Smith, Simone Leigh, Wanda Ortiz,
Xenobia Bailey, and Zachary Fabri (list in
formation).
About the Artist:
Elia Alba was born in New York City. She received
her Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College in 1994 and
completed the Whitney Museum Independent Study
Program in 2001. Her work has been exhibited at
Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, The
RISD Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam,
Science
Museum,
London, ITAU Cultural
Institute, Sao Paolo, Museuo Vacional, Centro de
Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, and the 10 Havana
Biennial. Solo
shows
include
Jersey
City
Museum, Galeria Overfoto, Italy and Black & White
Gallery in New York. Awards include, Studio Museum
in Harlem Artist-in-Residence Program (1999), New
York Foundation for the Arts Grant (Craft 2002 and
Photography 2008; Pollack-KrasnerFoundation Grant
(2002) and Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (2002 and
2008), LMCCWorkspace Program (2009), Flying
Horse Editions (2011).
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