An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories
Rubens Ghenov

Reception: Friday, October 11, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
October 11 - November 10, 2013

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3718 Ellerslie Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21218

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An evening raga with bolasettvas and other nonterminused short stories features an installation of painting and sculpture by Philadelphia based artist, Rubens Ghenov. Foregrounded in a lyrical literary impulse Ghenov’s sources form, content, and atmosphere from research including the film The Music Room and Indian classical music. The diverse origins of this reference material meet, sometimes cordially, other times in collision. In order to negotiate these intersections, Ghenov acts as both artist and author as he works as though in concert with the ghosted voice of a fictional creator. The resulting works obscure the conceptual process of their making: their presence, it would seem, have erased the process from which they were produced leaving viewers aware of a trace of something utterly specific and somehow familiar, yet decidedly unknowable.

Rubens Ghenov was born in São Paulo, Brazil and currently works in Philadelphia. He received his BFA at Tyler School of Art and his MFA from RISD, both in painting. He has exhibited at the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia; Gelman Gallery, Providence; Alogon Gallery, Chicago; and most recently TSA Brooklyn.More of Ghenov's work can be seen at his website:http://rubensghenov.com/