press release:
February 9th – April 5th, 2012 New York, New York – enter:gallery is proud to present new work by Jenny Odell in a solo exhibition titled Signs of Life. The series is comprised of found imagery from Google Earth, clustered into delicate arrangements. The opening reception will be held on Thursday evening, February 9th, 2012, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at enter:gallery, 60–62 E 11th St. 3rd Floor. Food and drinks will be provided.
Jenny Odell is like a researcher investigating the topographical landscape of the Earth, its inhabitants, and their behavior. In Signs of Life, she continues in her methods of categorizing and grouping detailed Google Earth images, but focuses in more on the human language, structure, and systems that are visible to satellite imagery. Using Google Earth’s recently added 45–degree angle view, Odell groups together text and logo filled billboards and signs. Signs of Life is a deeper investigation not only into how humans communicate through advertisement, but the physical structures that are made and maintained for this reason.
Jenny Odell is a graphic artist hailing from the Bay Area. Her work has been exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Google Headquarters, and Les Rencontres D’Arles in France. She has also been featured in KQED’s Gallery Crawl, the NPR Picture Show, Pop-up Magazine, Rhizome, Gizmodo, Design Sponge, and ESPN Magazine, plus many publications abroad. Please visit www.jennyodell.com.
About enter:gallery enter:gallery is a new gallery in Manhattan highlighting emerging and mid-career artists. Located in the space of two leading marketing agencies that merge creativity and business, enter:gallery specializes in exposing new audiences to contemporary art in the entertainment, fashion, and technology industries. enter:gallery is open by appointment 9–7 Monday through Friday. Please direct all inquiries to:entergallery@enternewmedia.com
