CHICAGO | Meteor
Alexandra Barth, Nickola Pottinger, Carolyn Salas, Robert Zehnder
June 23–August 5, 2023

Opening Reception
Friday, June 23
5:00–8:00pm

Mrs. and DOCUMENT are pleased to announce Meteor, a collaboration between the two galleries, showcasing works by Alexandra Barth, Nickola Pottinger, Carolyn Salas and Robert Zehnder. The exhibition will open on Friday, June 23, 2023 with a reception held from 5-8 pm and continuing through August 5, 2023.

Meteor Shower

I read somewhere that meteor showers
are almost always named after
the constellation from which
they originate. It’s funny, I think,

how even the universe is telling us
that we can never get too far
from the place that created us.
How there is always a streak of our past

trailing closely behind us
like a smattering of obstinate memories.

Even when we enter a new atmosphere,
become subsumed in flames, turn to dust,

lose ourselves in the wind, and scatter
the surface of all that rest beneath us,

we bring a part of where we are from
to every place we go.

Clint Smith

 

Alexandra Barth (b. 1989, Malacky, Slovakia; lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia) received her degree from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava in 2013. A selection of solo exhibitions includes Phoinix, and HotDock project space, Bratislava, Slovakia; Urban gallery, Pescara, Italy; and Chris Sharp, Los Angeles, CA. Recent group exhibitions include Photoport, Temporary Parapet, and White & Weiss, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Nickola Pottinger (b. 1986, Jamaica; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) graduated with a BFA from The Cooper Union, NY, in 2008. Recent exhibitions include Chapter NY, Sargent’s Daughters, and the New Museum Triennial, New York, NY; Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France; and the Galveston Artist Residency, TX. Previous solo exhibitions include Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Deanna Evans Projects, New York, NY; and Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.

Carolyn Salas (b. 1975, Hollywood, CA; lives and works in New York, NY) earned a BFA in sculpture from the College of Santa Fe, NM, and an MFA from Hunter College, New York, NY. Selected exhibitions include the Berkshire Museum, Berkshire, MA; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA; Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, CA; Casey Kaplan, Koenig & Clinton, Brookfield Arts, and Kate Werble Gallery, New York; NY, Mrs., Maspeth, NY; Terrault Contemporary and Towson University, Baltimore, MD; and Páramo, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Robert Zehnder (b. 1992, New Jersey; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, in 2015. Selected recent exhibitions include C L E A R I N G, Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA; Mrs., Maspeth, NY; Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY; RUSCHMAN, and Jacket Contemporary, Chicago, IL; Spider Gallery, Wichita, KS; and Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI.

Works

Robert Zehnder, Orb Tree Blood Torrent, 2023

Robert Zehnder, Red Orb Tree, 2023

Nickola Pottinger, mi wata, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, Spirit tek, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, Walk good, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, yuh too big, 2022

Carolyn Salas, Seated Figure, 2021

Alexandra Barth, The Chair with Green Stripes, 2022

Alexandra Barth, Sink in a Mirror, 2022

Alexandra Barth, A Covered Window, 2022

Alexandra Barth, Little Round Table, 2022

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Robert Zehnder, Orb Tree Blood Torrent, 2023

Robert Zehnder, Red Orb Tree, 2023

Nickola Pottinger, mi wata, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, Spirit tek, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, Walk good, 2022

Nickola Pottinger, yuh too big, 2022

Carolyn Salas, Seated Figure, 2021

Alexandra Barth, The Chair with Green Stripes, 2022

Alexandra Barth, Sink in a Mirror, 2022

Alexandra Barth, A Covered Window, 2022

Alexandra Barth, Little Round Table, 2022

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago

Installation view at DOCUMENT, Chicago