Documentation of Rubens Ghenov's exhibition

Rubens Ghenov
An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories

Oct 11 - Nov 10
Hours: Wednesdays 4pm - 8pm, or by appointment

An Evening Raga (acrylic on linen)

Dreamebellum, Morandá's Storage Quarters (acrylic on linen)

 Juisbres by Morandá (acrylic on linen)

Julinho de Aldelaide (spray paint on basketball)

Okri Celan (acrylic and graphite on linen)

On an afternoon shelf (Salamanca) (acrylic on linen)

Orfeu, Realce (acrylic on canvas)

Santos Soares (matches, fabric glue and soccer ball)

Sugi Nioni anto (acrylic on linen) [left] & Jalsāghar (acrylic on linen) [right]

The ridden hour, Selected Dreams in Chuck D (acrylic on canvas)

The Second Chronicle of Ela/Janela (acrylic on canvas)

To Those Who Have Long Haven't (sumi ink on found column)

 installation view

installation view

Rubens Ghenov, Reception 10/11

Rubens Ghenov

An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories

Reception: Friday, October 11, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

                                   

October 11 - November 10, 2013

Hours: Wednesdays, 4:00pm - 8:00pm, and by appointment

Lease Agreement

3718 Ellerslie Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21218

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An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories features an installation of painting and sculpture by Philadelphia based artist, Rubens Ghenov. Foregrounded in a lyrical literary impulse Ghenov’s sources form, content, and atmosphere from research including the film The Music Room and Indian classical music. The diverse origins of this reference material meet, sometimes cordially, other times in collision. In order to negotiate these intersections, Ghenov acts as both artist and author as he works as though in concert with the ghosted voice of a fictional creator. The resulting works obscure the conceptual process of their making: their presence, it would seem, have erased the process from which they were produced leaving viewers aware of a trace of something utterly specific and somehow familiar, yet decidedly unknowable.

The reception for An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories will be held on Friday, October 11, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Lease Agreement, 3718 Ellerslie Ave, Baltimore, Maryland. The exhibition runs from October 11 to November 10. Gallery hours are Wednesdays from 4pm until 8pm and by appointment. To request an appointment, please contact the gallery at leaseagreementbaltimore@gmail.com.

Rubens Ghenov was born in São Paulo, Brazil and currently works in Philadelphia. He received his BFA at Tyler School of Art and his MFA from RISD, both in painting. He has exhibited at the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia; Gelman Gallery, Providence; Alogon Gallery, Chicago; and most recently TSA Brooklyn.

More of Ghenov's work can be seen at his website:

http://rubensghenov.com/