SECRET INGREDIENTS: Marking Time and Memory with Material

Ginny Krueger and Bryan Northup

May 11 - June 29, 2024

Opening Reception: May 11 from 12 - 4 p.m.

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is thrilled to present SECRET INGREDIENTS: Marking Time and Memory with Material, featuring works by Ginny Krueger and Bryan Northup. We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, May 11th from 12 p.m. through 4 p.m..

In this exhibition, Krueger and Northup showcase mixed-media works that explore personal memory, human existence, and material encounters. Through a blend of natural elements and human-made artifacts, the artists blur the boundaries between organic and synthetic, inviting viewers to contemplate the interplay of these elements.

Krueger's lifelong fascination with the wonders of the natural world informs her artistic journey. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, she metaphorically expresses her own inner world through her paintings. Using the encaustic medium—a blend of beeswax, damar crystals, and pigment—Krueger crafts vibrant works on wood panels. Each painting is a medley, a melded place where the gritty and sublime converge.

Northup utilizes collected single-use plastic and found objects to blur the lines between appetizing consumables, biological dissection, and everyday waste to highlight the role plastic plays in global climate crisis. His sculptures and wall reliefs offer abstracted glimpses of microscopic cell interactions and molecular-level contamination, inviting viewers to contemplate the profound impact of human-made materials on living systems.

Together, Krueger and Northup create a captivating dialogue on memory, materiality, and the environment in SECRET INGREDIENTS.