Madeline Hollander, Drill (2016), via Art Observed

Signal Gallery kicks off its fall season this month with a pair of exhibitions by artist Madeline Hollander and Aidan Koch, an enigmatic combination of formal interests and performative translations of material split between two rooms in the gallery’s Bushwick exhibition space.  Drawing from varied takes on illustration, movement and conveyance of information, the show’s connecting threads are distinctly understated, welcoming the viewer to consider each show’s work in its relation to material, cultural moorings, and each show’s internal systems of objects and actors.

Aidan Koch, Iris (Installation View), via Art Observed

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The New York Times profiles Bushwick’s Signal Gallery this week, noting the space’s forward-thinking programming and focus on the cutting-edge of the contemporary discourse.  “Four or five years ago, everything around here felt slapdash. Sometime during our search for a space, it became very clear that we could present things in this area at a level that was more professional and respectful,” says co-founder Kyle Clairmont Jacques. (more…)