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THE DRAWING CENTER ANNOUNCES



RÓZA EL-HASSAN: DRAWINGS



A drawing-based installation by Róza El-Hassan






New York - From June 7?July 26, 2003, The Drawing Center will present
Róza El-Hassan: Drawings, an installation by emerging artist Róza
El-Hassan, in its Drawing Room at 40 Wooster Street. Róza El-Hassan:
Drawings will open with a reception on Friday, June 6, 2003, from 6-8
PM.





Róza El-Hassan: Drawings marks the artist?s first museum exhibition
inNew York. El-Hassan will create a wall drawing consisting of a delicate
lattice of pencil lines encompassing the gallery. The graphite traces
emerge from the wall in discrete masses of wire, as transformations from
an ephemeral state into a solid one. The wire extensions underscore
El-Hassan?s interest in maintaining fluidity between media and space.
The wall drawing will also incorporate several works on paper from a
recent series entitled ?R. thinking/dreaming about overpopulation.? The
surface tension produced by the web of lines is relieved by the
interruptions afforded by these small works, creating alternate
fluctuations in space. Dissolving boundaries between the wall and the
gallery, and drawing and sculpture, the installation brings about a new
articulation of space, allowing for one based on the viewer?s
perception, both visual and bodily, of the installation as he or she
moves through it.





PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS



Accompanying Róza El-Hassan: Drawings will be an edition of Drawing
Papers, number 38 in a series of publications devoted to drawing. This
issue of the Drawing Papers costs $5 and is available for purchase at
The Drawing Center. On Saturday, June 7, at 4 PM, the artist will lead
agallery talk. Admission to the talk is free.





The Drawing Center is the only not-for-profit U.S. museum to focus
solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary.
It was established in 1977 to provide opportunities for emerging and
under-recognized artists; to demonstrate the significance and diversity
of drawings throughout history; and to stimulate public dialogue on
issues of art and culture.


Public Viewing Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10-6; Saturday, 11-6; closed
Sundays and Mondays.


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