Thursday, April 18 – Wednesday, May 1

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6:00 – 9:00pm 

On view Monday – Sunday, 11:00am – 6:00pm by appointment

Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206

To schedule an appointment to view the exhibition, contact dcolon5@sva.edu. 

Artists include Luis Camnitzer, Sol Enae Lee, Boryana Rusenova-ina and Mithu Sen.

Curated by Diana Isabel Colón.

“Lost and Found: On Translation” presents the work of a diverse group of artists who explore language’s dual role as a means to foster intimacy and as a political tool for exerting power. This exhibition examines translation as a critical medium for cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication, while also acknowledging its limitations in capturing the historical and contextual nuances essential for genuine understanding. It argues that empathy is an essential complement to translation, underscoring the importance of understanding each other in cultivating and advancing human connection. Through a variety of artistic approaches, the works highlight themes of identity, the challenges of mistranslation, the influence of prejudice and power and the ability of language to transcend its traditional barriers.

Thursday, April 18 – Wednesday, May 1

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6:00 - 9:00pm  

On view Monday - Sunday, 11:00 am – 6:00pm by appointment.

Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

To schedule an appointment to view the exhibition, contact ysun45@sva.edu.

Artists include Hyoju Cheon, Ellen Carpenter, Maria Dusamp and Cheng Ye.

Performers include Hyoju Cheon, Chaesong Kim and Ari LaMora. 

Curated by Yuxuan (Jas) Sun.

“Disappearance of ‘The Nearby’” examines the pervasive sense of alienation experienced in today’s rapidly changing globalized society. Hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds, the artists in the exhibition offer deeply personal narratives that investigate the intricate connections between self-identity, spatial dynamics and the concept of home. Their paintings, interactive performances, sculptures and documentaries illuminate a profound sense of estrangement stemming from migration, trauma, and the dissolution of relationships in the face of globalizing forces. "Disappearance of “The Nearby”" encourages viewers to examine their own situations within the context of globalization toward a sense of reconnection with others amid the exhaustion of contemporary life.

Thursday, April 18 – Wednesday, May 1

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6:00 – 9:00pm 

On view Monday – Sunday, 11:00am – 6:00pm by appointment.

Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

To schedule an appointment to view the exhibition, contact kzhang21@sva.edu.

Artists include Santina Amato, Fernando Monroy, Verónica Peña, Barb Smith and Kate Stone.

Curated by Kexun Zhang.

“How Soft You Want It” offers an exploration of the quality of softness in different human registers—emotional, physical and societal—and the resilience it manifests in a time when power and plunder thrive. Featuring five artists whose diverse practices span sculpture, installation, performance and moving images, “How Soft You Want It” weaves a collective narrative that highlights the courage to accept vulnerability as crucial to our humanity and to confront suffering, while celebrating our capacity to endure, adapt and transform ourselves and the world that around us.

Thursday, April 18 – Wednesday, May 1

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6:00 – 9:00pm 

On view Monday – Sunday, 11:00am – 6:00pm by appointment.

Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

To schedule an appointment to view the exhibition, contact amalakar@sva.edu.

Artists include: Fatma Bucak, Juan David Laserna and Lorie Novak.

Curated by Oorja Garg, Tom Koren, Daniela Marin, Abbas Malakar, Sophia-Maria Takvorian, Gabriela Valentin and Zihan Zhang.

“Filtered Matter” is an exhibition about social filtration, mechanisms of control, the selective flow of information and the algorithmic rhythms that define our lives.

Methodologies of filtration are typically associated with chemical and ecological spheres. However, filtration also plays out on a grand scale of socio-cultural and political narratives. Filtration becomes a system of knowledge production, cultural refinement, political manipulation, and is a constant negotiation between the seen and the unseen.

“Filtered Matter” looks at models of information consumption and dissemination and how peripheral histories and materials are pushed to the edges through these infrastructures. What does the act of filtration look like on an individual and collective level? How does it manifest itself in both visible and invisible ways? How does the culture industry distill our social and epistemological landscapes? Who controls the filtration of mega-narratives that create history and our perceptions of the world we live in?