CONTACT:iiiiiiiiiiiiiBrieRuais@gmail(dot)com Ruais uses malleable and fluid
materials, such as plaster and clay, for their ability to hold the shape
of a gesture and for their historical use in representing the body. Her
sculpture hovers between abstraction and figuration, often alluding to
the absence of the body through the presence of the hand. Ruais’
pieces take on modes-of-being as exhibited by human bodies: theatricality,
dependence (the need to be taken-care-of), vulnerability to outside forces,
and the act of infinitely unfolding. Her recent influences include feminist
theorists Luce Irigaray and Elizabeth Grosz, and a beloved group of women
who construct their own rafts and take to the river every summer. |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
2011 |
Paul Clay, Salon 94 Bowery, NY, NY |
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES |
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| 2011 2008 2005 2000 |
Abrons Art Center / Henry Street Settlement, AIRspace Residency Vermont Studio Center, Sculpture Fellowship The Philadelphia Fabric Workshop and Museum, Apprenticeship NYU Steinhardt Arts Scholarship |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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The New Yorker, "Goings On About Town, Paul Clay", August 1 The New York Times, “Paul Clay”, review by Roberta Smith, June 3 Columbia Spectator, “Art Exhibit More Strange Than Standard”, April 4 Someone’s Garden, Interview and spread with Saviour Scraps, June -Ship. Designed and edited by Lauren Mackler, essay and artwork by B.Ruais, p.271 Allison Smith: The Muster, The Public Art Fund, New York, NY, 2007, p. 8, 30, 74-75, 84 Philadelphia Weekly,“Art at LAVA”, by Doug Wallen, November 1 Modern Weekly, By John Storey, Feature on Cabin Comforts NY Arts Magazine. Danielle Jackson, "Cabin Comforts," Vol. 11, no 9/10, September, p.28 The Brooklyn Rail, “Saviour Scraps: Cabin Comforts," Review by William Powhida, July/August, p.30 Knit Knit, “The Muster,” feature on Saviour Scraps by Luren Jenison, Issue 6, p.25 Little Treats, Hanna Fushihara, Fall Artforum.com: Diary. Domenick Ammirati, “Role Call,“ May 18 New York Times, Randall Kennedy “Desert Island Fantasy: Lazy Day in the Park with a Tent and a Cause,” May 16, p.E1 New York Times, New Jersey Arts Section, Review of "The True Mirror", March 29 Grand Street News, “Cool Art in Unexpected Places” Review of Guild the Lily, by Carol Markel, August Flavorpill. “Guild the Lily“, Issue 214, July 13 Village Voice. “Pick of the Week”, Guild the Lily Inaugural Exhibition, July |
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LINKS Meryl O'Connor - "The River Twice", a Documentary film Nathlie Provosty - painting Leah Wolff - sculpture Julia Sherman - video, performance, installation Guy Ben-Ari - painting Emily Henretta - sculpture and printmaking Ruby Sky Stiler - sculpture Katie Kline - photography David Gilbert - photography and sculpture
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