San Jose Yacht Club: An Installation by Christopher Reynolds
This exhibition is in conjunction with Space 47’s Mentoring Artist Program (M.A.P.).
residency dates: July 1 through August 3, 2009
exhibition dates: August 7 through 21, 2009
opening reception:
First Friday, August 7, 2009, 7pm till late
San Jose Yacht Club, an exhibition and residency by Christopher Reynolds, marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in San Jose. San Jose Yacht Club is inspired by acts of camaraderie, tradition, and the ritualistic actions involved in obtaining a right of entry and/or membership into traditionally exclusive societies.
During a 4-week residency at Space 47, Reynolds created an installation of paintings, sculpture, and photographs that introduces a social environment not unlike an exclusive brotherhood by employing acts of initiation, role-playing, and mergers. The resulting work entertains a fictional world of hybrids inspired by time-honored traditions that investigate rank, identity, and fantasy, while questioning the collective impact and relevance of elite social practices. Welcome to the San Jose Yacht Club.
Christopher Reynolds was born and raised in Orange County, and received his B.A. in Studio Arts from the School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California in 2005. His collaborative work has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, and recent exhibitions include Thanks Craig at The Landing Party Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Market at Phantom Galleries LA, Long Beach, CA, This is only a test… at Backspace Gallery, Los Angeles, and Nuestra Cocina at Palmaroja Gallery, Loreto, Mexico. He is the recipient of the Ellie and John Stern Scholarship and The Festival of the Arts Foundation Scholarship. Reynolds lives and works in Los Angeles.
Mentoring Artist Program:
Space 47’s M.A.P. residency was established in order to foster professional development while enhancing the recognized strengths of emerging artists under the mentorship of established arts professionals.
images:
top: San Jose Yacht Club, lightjet print, 2009, 50x60 inches
left column and bottom right: San Jose Yacht Club (details), lightjet print, 2009, 5x7 inches
right column top: Rose, pigment print, 2009, 11x 8.5 inches
top of left column: opening night yacht mooring
top of
right column: installation views (4th photo: former Mayor Susan Hammer tours the Yacht Club)
