One time on a whim, without really understanding what I was doing, I bought a ticket for the Ferris wheel and let it hoist me up above the town. And I just stared at the floor of the cabin.
Jan 17 – Feb 23, 2020
96 Bowery, Floor 2
Neighborhood Watch
Nadia Belerique, Cytter/Roebas, Dani Leder, Dylan Vandenhoeck, Douglas Watt
Nadia Belerique, Yellow Jacket, 2019. Fire door, stained glass, lead, found objects, 79 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 8 inches / 201,9 × 90,2 × 20,3 cm
Nadia Belerique, Yellow Jacket, 2019 (detail). Fire door, stained glass, lead, found objects, 79 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 8 inches / 201,9 × 90,2 × 20,3 cm
Exhibition view: Neighborhood Watch, 2020. Downs & Ross, New York.
Nadia Belerique, Neighbourhood Watch, 2019 (detail). Fire door, stained glass, lead, found objects 79 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 35 1/2 inches / 201,9 × 90.2 × 90.2 cm
Dylan Vandenhoeck, Squall, 2020. Oil on linen, 66 × 41 inches / 167,6 × 104,1 cm
Dani Leder, Supergo, 2019-20. Oil, acrylic, and adhesive paper with print, charcoal and acrylic, on primed Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 121,9 × 121,9 cm
Exhibition view: Neighborhood Watch, 2020. Downs & Ross, New York.
Douglas Watt, Locker Room Set, 2018. Corrugated cardboard, pine, hot glue, spray paint, sintra, lined paper, paper clips, graph paper, scotch tape, Terry towel, popsicle sticks, silk organza, silk thread, LED lights, cardboard tubes, translucent setting powder, foam board, acetate, bristol board, 30 × 22 × 10 inches / 76,2 × 55,9 × 25,4 cm
Dylan Vandenhoeck, Fence/Brooklyn, 2018. Oil on linen on board (framed), 25 × 16 inches / 63,5 x 40,6 cm
Cytter/Roebas, ALFH ART D Y (A Q CK N V L), 2019. Plexiglas, pearls, ornaments, vinyl, nylon, glue, hardware, lighting fixtures & wiring, dimensions variable.
Cytter/Roebas, ALFH ART D Y (A Q CK N V L), 2019 (detail). Plexiglas, pearls, ornaments, vinyl, nylon, glue, hardware, lighting fixtures & wiring, dimensions variable.
Douglas Watt, Pool (Osmosis), 2020. Silk velvet, wood, graph paper, wire, glass beads, eyelet screws, staples, acrylic paint, galvanized wire mesh, gromets, string, mat board, sequins, hot glue, cardboard, silk organza, iron on letters, thread, coloured gel, latex tube, popsicle sticks, paper clips, 30 × 21 × 11 inches / 76,2 × 53,3 × 27,9 cm
Douglas Watt, Pool (Osmosis), 2020 (alternate view). Silk velvet, wood, graph paper, wire, glass beads, eyelet screws, staples, acrylic paint, galvanized wire mesh, gromets, string, mat board, sequins, hot glue, cardboard, silk organza, iron on letters, thread, coloured gel, latex tube, popsicle sticks, paper clips, 30 × 21 × 11 inches / 76,2 × 53,3 × 27,9 cm
Exhibition view: Neighborhood Watch, 2020. Downs & Ross, New York.
Dani Leder, Apokalypse Dip, 2019. Oil, acrylic, and adhesive paper with print, charcoal and acrylic, on primed Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 121,9 × 121,9 cm
Nadia Belerique, Blinds, 2019. Inkjet photograph mounted to dibond, stained glass, lead, artists frame, 33 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 2 inches / 85,1 × 64,8 × 5,1 cm
Exhibition view: Neighborhood Watch, 2020. Downs & Ross, New York.
Dani Leder, Square I, 2020. Oil, acrylic, and adhesive paper with print, charcoal and acrylic, on primed Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 121,9 × 121,9 cm
Douglas Watt. Bath/SRO Model, 2018. Corrugated cardboard, butcher tape, scotch tape, hot glue, linen, cotton, polyester, leather, garbage bag, glitter paper, popsicle sticks, bristol board, plasticine, galvanized wire mesh, fiberglass mesh screen, LED lights, vinyl sticker, plastic straw, paper, cling wrap, postcard, vinyl tube, spring, linen tape, latex tube, metallic cardstock, rubber stopper, wire, aluminum tape, gold metal leaf, latex condom, foam core, adhesive vinyl bumper sheet, inkjet print on paper, 33 × 28 × 6 inches / 83,8 × 71,1 × 15,2 cm
Exhibition view: Neighborhood Watch, 2020. Downs & Ross, New York.
Dylan Vandenhoeck, Manhattan Bridge/Chinatown/Sunglasses, 2019-20. Oil on linen, 72 × 60 inches / 183 × 175,2 cm
Dylan Vandenhoeck, Manhattan Bridge/Chinatown/Sunglasses, 2019-20 (detail). Oil on linen, 72 × 60 inches / 183 × 175,2 cm
Cytter/Roebas, yes wake up the light from the balcony hangs on high windows there's no other reason to climb on charred trees, 2020. Aluminum window blinds, LED string lighting, vinyl, Plexiglas, modified fan, engraved nickel, laboratory equipment, magnet, hardware & rug, 48 × 83 × 62 inches / 121,9 × 210,8 × 157,5 cm
Cytter/Roebas, yes wake up the light from the balcony hangs on high windows there's no other reason to climb on charred trees, 2020 (detail). Aluminum window blinds, LED string lighting, vinyl, Plexiglas, modified fan, engraved nickel, laboratory equipment, magnet, hardware & rug, 48 × 83 × 62 inches / 121,9 × 210,8 × 157,5 cm
Press Release
– Raud, Rein. The Brother (Trans. Cullen, Adam.). Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2016.
Nadia Belerique (b. 1982, Canada) received her BFA from York University, Toronto, in 2005 and her MFA from University of Guelph in 2012. Solo exhibitions: Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto; Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria; Oakville Galleries, Oakville; Castle Frank Station, Toronto; BC Hydro Dal Grauer Substation, Vancouver; Daniel Faria Gallery, Berlin; Gallery TPW, Toronto. Selected group exhibitions: Kunstverein Braunschweig (upcoming); Downs & Ross, New York; Lyles & King, New York; Art Museum at University of Toronto, Toronto; Kunstverein München, Munich; Arsenal Contemporary, New York; Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto, and Art Gallery at the Embassy of Canada, Washington DC (organized by Fogo Island Arts); Vie d’Ange, Montreal; Projet Pangée, Montreal; 11th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju; Topless Rockaway, Rockaway, NY; Tensta Konsthall, Spånga, Sweden; Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario; The Power Plant, Toronto; Tomorrow Gallery, New York; Kunsthalle Wein, Vienna; 8/11, Toronto; The Whitehouse, Toronto. She lives and works in Toronto.
Cytter/Roebas is a collaborative project by Keren Cytter (b. 1977, Tel Aviv) and John Roebas (b. 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras). Solo exhibitions: Malraux's Place, Brooklyn; Hamlet, Zürich. Group exhibitions: Downs & Ross, New York; Kunstverein Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf; Ciccio, Brooklyn; Beverly's, New York. The artists are based between Berlin and New York City.
Dani Leder (b. 1983, Frankfurt; lives and works in New York) gained MA in Critical Theory from New York University in 2008, her Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University in 2013, completed studies at Städelschule, Frankfurt, from 2014-17, and gained her MFA in Painting from Bard College in 2019. Solo exhibitions: Page (NYC), New York; Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt. Group exhibitions: Downs & Ross, New York; Page (NYC), New York; Bard College, Redhook, NY; Clima Gallery, Milan; Off Vendome, New York; Städelschule, Frankfurt; Roberta’s, Frankfurt; On Stellar Rays, New York; L and M Artspace, New York. She lives and works in New York.
Dylan Vandenhoeck (b. 1990) gained his BFA from The Cooper Union, New York, in 2012, and his MFA from Columbia University, New York, in 2017. Solo exhibitions: Jack Barrett Gallery, New York; Union Theological Seminary, New York; The Master, New York; So What Space, Brooklyn; The Cooper Union, New York. Selected group exhibitions: Downs & Ross, New York; NADA Chicago, with Jack Barrett Gallery, Chicago; Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York; High Art, Paris; Kimberly-Klark, Queens, NY; Art Brussels, with Office Baroque, Brussels; 1969 Gallery, New York; Paris Internationale, with High Art, Paris; FLAG Art Foundation, New York; Columbia University, New York; Kilroy Metal Ceiling, Brooklyn, NY; Peregrine Program, Chicago. He lives and works in New York.
Douglas Watt (b. 1990, St. Catherines, Ontario) was a visiting student in Criticism and Curatorial Practice at OCAD University, Toronto, in 2012 and earned his BA in Art History (hons.) from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 2014. Solo exhibitions: Unit 17, Vancouver; Green Belt Gallery, Toronto. Group exhibitions: Downs & Ross, New York; Unit 17, Vancouver; Fine Art Framing, Vancouver; Greenbelt Gallery, Toronto. Curated exhibitions: Skylight Gallery, Vancouver; Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario. He lives and works in Vancouver.