“I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.”–Luis Barragán
Artists need support and we need artists. The noted collector and patron, Lonti Ebers, established Amant last year to provide an exhibition space and residency program for contemporary artists. Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the center designed by the innovative firm SO-IL Studio is an impressive addition to our arts community in NYC.
Their current show, SIREN (some poetics), curated by poet and writer Quinn Latimer is currently on display, and offers a cerebral exploration into meanings, connections, and borders. Latimer writes:
- “SIREN (some poetics) examines what lies beyond such borders and binaries—ancestral, technological, epistemological, literary, patriarchal, corporeal, emotional or otherwise,” she continues. “Devoted to the voice […] and the avatar-like bodies we build and break around it, the exhibition considers technologies of myth and mouth, earth and alarm, gender and poetics.”
Amant’s programming, led by Director and Chief Curator Ruth Estévez, also includes artist residencies and a learning center providing a wholistic and international approach to supporting the arts…one that is focused on connecting artistic practices in a multi-disciplinary fashion with other fields of knowledge and experience.
Amant is a welcomed partner to our arts community in Brooklyn. I encourage everyone to visit, to explore, to learn, and to discover this “ideal space” for themselves.–Lane Nevares