ALAN RUIZ AT WAVE HILL
CarriageHouse Arts continues to support artists and artists' projects. We are proud to sponsor Alan Ruiz's work at Wave Hill in Riverdale, NY. Ruiz was selected to install a site-specific work through Wave Hill's Sun Room project, a prestigeous showcase for emerging artists in the tri-state area. Ruiz's work, Against Nature, will be on view through December 1.
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| Alan Ruiz 's installation, Against Nature, is made of layers of steel studs that form an envelope around the perimeter of the Sun Room at Wave Hill. |
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| The steel studs interact with the outdoors in a way that sunlight becomes a medium. |
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| The barrier questions ideas of inside and outside, access and denial, public and private. |
Ruiz’s Sunroom Project, Against Nature, adds to his ongoing body of work that explores architectural screens as socially and politically emblematic forms. The industrial steel frame occludes the large, iconic windows of the sunroom site. Modern building material is juxtaposed with the neo-classical design of Wave Hill's Glyndor House. Ruiz takes metal building studs, which are typically hidden from view, and puts them on display as an elegant, minimalist sculpture.
Ruiz received his MFA from Yale University and graduated from Pratt Institute in Manhattan. He is an adjunct professor at Pratt and a visiting professor at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. He has exhibited widely and has received numerous awards and grants.
