FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2024

Artist Natale Adgnot expands her fiber sculpture explorations of faulty perception
with multiple new exhibitions and an open studio this fall in NYC

Rise From These, acrylic and enamel on thermoplastic, wire, tulle on panel, 8 x 6 x 4 in

New York, NY – Franco-American artist Natale Adgnot takes part in new exhibitions this fall, including I was not born alone at Transmitter Gallery, an exhibition at Gallery 1923, an open studio at Gowanus Open Studios, and the ongoing exhibition Salon des Refusés at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. 

After her successful solo exhibition Life Cycle of a Bird Brain at Sweet Lorraine Gallery and participation in the exhibition Tentacular Threads for New York Textile Month, which Cultbytes named a must-see show, Adgnot’s mixed media fiber sculptures are becoming recognized for their conceptual ingenuity and evocative use of materials. 

Recently described in Whitehot Magazine as “pushing the boundaries of perception,” Adgnot’s fiber sculptures use versatile materials like thermoplastic, horsehair and cotton muslin to create textures, forms and surfaces that underscore the unique cultural expressions of textiles. These works also materially and metaphorically sew together various chapters of the artist’s life, including horsehair and leather from Texas; fashion prototyping fabric from Paris; sumi ink and washi paper from Japan; and thermoplastic in homage to the multiculturalism of New York. 

Adgnot’s material explorations ultimately make visible the contours by which we recognize (or fail to recognize) our understanding of language, logical fallacies and cognitive biases. 

Salon des Refusés at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), September 21 to October 13, 2024

Adgnot is currently exhibiting work in the BWAC Salon des Refusés, featuring the work of dozens of artists who applied to the Brooklyn Museum’s recent open call but didn’t get in. Hyperallergic calls it “An Art Exhibition That Makes Rejection Look Good.” 

Open 1-6pm Sat. and Sun.

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
481 Van Brunt St., Door 7A Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn NY 

To learn more, please visit here. 

I was not born alone at Transmitter Gallery, October 5 – November 3, 2024

Curated by Genevieve Lowe, this “intriguing group exhibition about ‘twin-works,’” as described recently in Hyperallergic, explores the creative impulse of duplication, twinship, reflection, and features four works by Adgnot from her ongoing Bird Brains series. Adgnot is exhibiting alongside artists Emily Davidson, James Parker Foley and Maria Stabio. 

The opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 5th, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.

Transmitter Gallery
1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY

For more information, please visit here. 

Gowanus Open Studios, October 19 – 20, 2024  

Adgnot will host open studio visits during Gowanus Open Studios. Gowanus Open Studios is one of New York City’s largest art events, including over 300 artists’ studios and other venues. This year there will be a stamp rally with free booklets to collect stamps as well as an afterparty at Adgnot’s studio building (details coming soon). Stop by to learn about her mixed media practice firsthand with a rare look at the artist’s latest work. 

TI Art Studios, Studio #5
183 Lorraine St, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn NY

For more information, please visit here. 

Exhibition at Gallery 1923, November 8 – 17, 2024

In mid-November, Adgnot will exhibit several textile artworks alongside artist Tegan Brozyna Roberts at Gallery 1923, a new art gallery focused on fiber arts on the edge of South Slope. The gallery’s programming is aligned with improv house music concerts as part of the Prospect Series. There will be a Prospect Series concert on November 15th. 

1923 8th Ave
Brooklyn NY

Natale Adgnot, Life Cycle of a Bird Brain, Sweet Lorraine Gallery. Photo: Paul Takeuchi 

About Natale Adgnot 

Natale Adgnot is a Franco-American artist who uses abstract sculpture and installation to explore cognitive bias and logical fallacy. Best known for wall sculptures made of painted thermoplastic adhered perpendicularly onto panels, she increasingly incorporates a variety of materials that are emblematic of her personal history into her work.

Adgnot earned a BFA in graphic design in Texas and studied fashion in Paris. Her experience making garments for haute couture runways led her to focus on sculpture. While living in Tokyo, she began using thermoplastic (an artist-grade shrink plastic) to work three-dimensionally.

She has been featured in solo and two-person exhibitions in New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Group exhibitions include SPRING/BREAK, “Black & White” at BWAC juried by Jenée-Daria Strand of the Brooklyn Museum, and “Sacred Pause, Sacred Fertilizer” at the Nevelson Chapel. Adgnot is also the owner and director of the seasonal art gallery N/A Project Space and a co-director of Underdonk Gallery in New York City. She lives and works in Brooklyn and New Paltz, New York.

Website: https://www.nataleadgnot.com 
Instagram: @natale_adgnot