Sermin Kardestunder |
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Sermin Kardestunder was born in Gemlik, Turkey in 1957 and moved to New York in 1980. Solo exhibitions include Pierogi 2000 in Brooklyn and Cavin Morris Gallery, NY (both in 1999) and group shows at P.S.122 (1999), Pierogi 2000 (1999), the New Museum of Contemporary Art (1998) and Art in General (1998). |
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| Stitched Floor, 2000 Enamel paint, birch ply, nylon thread. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Eileen Costa. |
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| "Since 1992, I’ve stitched such materials as linen, paper, concrete, metal, wood, and sheet rock. My work is labor intensive, task-oriented and repetitive. P.S.1 curators asked me to stitch part of a floor. Instead, I chose to stitch the entire area of the smallest exhibition room as a site-specific installation. This will be the largest work I have made to date. The work consists of twelve painted and stitched 4’ x 4’ x ½" plywood boards. When installed, the plywood will be tailor fit to the existing floor of room S302. Visitors will be able to walk freely across the room." Special thanks to project coordinator Danny Talpers.
Selected Bibliography Kino, Carol. Art In America, February 2000. Ragland, Will. "For the Sake of Art" Arts & Living, November , 1996. Raynor, Vivien. "Religious Symbols at the Altar of Artistic Invention" New York Times, Westechester Section, June, 1989. Volk, Gregory. "The Chelsea Alternative" Flash Art, Summer, 1999.
Catalogue Essays from the Writing Project New essays will be posted as they are submitted and selected. |
