Liene Bosquê and Special Guests on February 11 as part of current exhibition Suspended Memories

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an artist talk with exhibiting artist Liene Bosquê and special guests on Wednesday, February 11 at 6pm. Join us for a conversation about the influences behind the current exhibition Suspended Memories; including topics of Syracuse’s industrial history, the constructs of architecture, the process of collecting and preserving memories, and much more. Panelists will share thoughts and insights on this topic and will encourage audience members to participate in the dialogue with comments and questions. This event is free and open to the public.

The panel will consist of four individuals including Liene Bosquê, exhibiting artist; Danielle Rago, independent architecture and design curator based in Los Angeles; Courtney Rile, Syracuse based artist and curator specializing in media arts; and Miranda Traudt, Managing Director of Point of Contact.

In this exhibition, Liene Bosquê focuses on the history of vernacular as well as iconic architecture of small and big cities. In reinterpreting symbolic constructions into miniature sculptures that allude to travel souvenirs, the artist tackles not only concepts of collection, but also notions of personal and collective memories. Bosquê is interested in the meanings that human beings attach to places and objects, and how such experiences can serve as catalysts to alter public perspectives, inserting them into private domains.

In her first solo show in the United States, Bosquê explores the history of the city of Syracuse, unearthing buildings that have been demolished and obliterated from the city’s landscape. The artist will present works in various media, such as sculpture, installation, video, and imprints, portraying some of Syracuse’s symbolic landmarks, which probably do not carry the same significance nationwide, thus transforming them into iconic constructions, worthy of being memorialized and reinserted within the history of the region and the country. By activating local remembrances, Bosquê emphasizes the importance of preserving places of symbolic affection in opposition to the constant renewing of the landscape in the name of progress and industrialization.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Liene Bosquê (1980) is a visual artist based in New York City. In 2013 she was a resident artist at Workspace Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), having received the Manhattan Community Arts Fund. Bosquê has attended the New York Foundation for the Arts Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, in addition to participating in the 2012 Lower East Side Studio Program and being granted a place at the 2011 New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation. Bosquê holds a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2011), a BFA from the São Paulo Estate University (2003), and a BA in Architecture and Urbanism from the Mackenzie University (2004), also in São Paulo, Brazil. While living in Lisbon, Portugal, she was the recipient of the 2007 “Anteciparte” Award, having completed, in 2008, the Advanced Course at Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual (Ar.Co.).

Her installations, sculptures, performances, and site-specific works have been exhibited internationally at locations such as William Holman Gallery in New York (2014); the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago (2013); Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Arts Center in Governors Island, New York (2013); and New York Foundation for the Arts Gallery in Brooklyn, New York (2013); the Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, Illinois (2012); Carpe Diem in Lisbon, Portugual (2010); Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (2007); among others non-profit galleries and public spaces in Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, and United States.