Shape Show
An Online Exhibition
April 2, 2025 - May 2, 2025
About the Call
From the geometric exactitude of Islamic art to the bold organic shapes of Henri Matisse's cutouts, artists have long used shape as a fundamental building block of visual expression. The modernist movement particularly embraced the power of pure form, with artists like Kandinsky and Mondrian reducing their compositions to essential geometric elements. Site:Brooklyn invites artists working in all mediums to submit works that explore, challenge, and celebrate the role of shape in contemporary art practice. Whether through sculpture, painting, digital media, or installation, submissions should demonstrate innovative and appreciative approaches to form, negative space, and dimensional relationships. The exhibition aims to create a dialogue between diverse artistic practices while highlighting the enduring significance of shape as a visual language.
About the Juror
Andrew Gardner is an independent writer and curator based in New York. His work focuses on a wide range of topics that grapple with the socio-political dimensions of the human-made world and where art, design, craft, technology, and the natural world converge with global histories. He has organized or contributed to exhibitions for major institutions and galleries, including The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Cooper Hewitt, and has published widely. He currently serves as a curator for public art at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Dates
Call Announcement: January 27, 2025
Final Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025 11:59 PM MT
Online Exhibition: April 2, 2025 - May 2, 2025