Anne Chan + Michael Dax Iacovone

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present new works by Hamiltonian Fellows, Anne Chan and Michael Dax Iacovone. Although starkly different in their conclusions, both Chan and Iacovone observe and explore systems in which we move through familiar spaces. This photo-centric exhibition including installations will run from November 6 – December 5, 2009, with an opening reception on Friday, November 6, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Drawing on the Situationists’ philosophy of drifting through urban space, Michael Dax Iacovone creates large-scale photographs of city intersections, to which he arrives by a random operation – a roll of the dice. Two images, one taken upright, one inverted, comprise each photograph and mark each point of crossing using Iacovone’s navigational equations. In changing the purpose and documentation of his “stroll,” Iacovone shifts the understanding and awareness of our common, pedestrian spaces.

Anne Chan meticulously and obsessively assembles installations using office products to reference the minutia of corporate culture, daily commutes, and mundane tasks. By implementing repetition and a limited depth of field, Chan creates architectural spaces where one cannot imagine an end to the infinite twists in the walls and turns in the roads. By placing an incalculable number of staples in her installation, Chan cleverly illustrates psychological confinement that results from the realization that we’re one among millions.

This exhibition will run from November 6 – December 5, 2009, with an opening reception on Friday, November 6, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

In conjuction with FotoWeek DC, Hamiltonian Gallery will be hosting a panel discussion with Michael Iacovone and Anne Chan, moderated by renowned photographer Frank Day, on Thursday, November 12th, at 7:00pm, at Hamiltonian Gallery.

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November 6 – December 5, 2009

Opening Reception:
Friday, November 6
6:30–8:30 pm

Artist Talk:
Thursday, November 13
7pm

Hamiltonian Artists:
Anne Chan
Michael Dax Iacovone