Soft Network + Rachel Comey
June 10, 2021, Rachel Comey Soho, NYC
The transformative work of feminist artists operating in Soho and the East End and the various methods of processing through image, form and text as realized by these and the larger group of participating artists frames this sprawling, visual poem on mediation and remediation.
For the Rachel Comey Soho location, opening on June 10th, photographs, jewelry, books, prints, videos and sculpture will be featured within Comey’s most recent collection. Artists include: Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Mónica Félix, Lilah Friedland, Tamar Siegfried Rosa Halpern, Anya Kielar, Miranda Lichtenstein, Judy Noe, Julie Pochron, Gwen Smith, Anita Steckel, Sara VanDerBeek and Yelena Yemchuk. Ephemera and Posters by Joyce Kozloff and Joan Semmel as well the estate of Anita Steckel will also be presented. New Soft Network Editions with Gwen Smith Black Woman Project, Joyce Kozloff and Joan Semmel as well as others will be launched at the event.
Two short films will be screened at the event: Martha Edelheit’s 1977 film, Hats, Bottles, and Bones: A Portrait of Sari Dienes (22 minutes) and Carolee Schneemann’s 1995 film Interior Scroll – The Cave 1975-1995 (7:31 min.)
Following the film there will be a brief discussion. Participants include Rachel Churner, Director, Carolee Schneemann Foundation; Martha Edelheit, Artist; Lilah Friedland, Artist; and Barbara Pollitt, Curator, Sari Dienes Foundation.
