FLOE: A Climate of Risk - Film

The Museum for Art in Wood has commissioned a short film of the exhibition FLOE: A Climate of Risk, The Fictional Archaeology Of Stephen Talasnik. The film gives an overview of the work installed at the Philadelphia museum during the exhibition which runs from November 3rd of 2023, to February 18th of 2024.

Watch the Film

produced by: Museum for Art in Wood
videographer: Bob Finkelstein (@bofinkel)

Press - Interior Design, WHYY, and ISSUES

ISSUES in Science and Technology, published quarterly by National Academy of Sciences, has featured FLOE: A Climate of Risk, The Fictional Archaeology Of Stephen Talasnik as a spotlight in the Forum section of the Winter 2024 edition of the magazine. Physical copies are available via the National Academy of Sciences website, or at select newsstands and retailers. A digital copy of only the Forum section is also available as a PDF.

Stephen Talasnik was interviewed for Interior Design's online feature "10 Questions" and the resulting article is available at InteriorDesign.net, along with several images of his work.

WHYY of Philadelphia interviewed Stephen about his recent exhibition FLOE: A Climate of Risk, The Fictional Archaeology Of Stephen Talasnik at the Museum for Art in Wood. You can read the article here, and listen to an MP3 of the audio clip here from the public radio station.

Stephen Talasnik | Otherworldly: Select Drawings

Maya Frodeman Gallery (formerly Tayloe Piggott Gallery) is pleased to present Otherworldly: Select Drawings, a solo exhibition of drawings by artist Stephen Talasnik, on view December 14th, 2023 through February 4th, 2024.

There is an overview of the exhibition at Maya Frodeman Gallery's website along with information on how and when to view the full exhibition in person.

What I Am Thinking: Fictional Engineering and Artist Stephen Talasnik

Stephen Talasnik talks with Form Finding Lab about his latest exhibition at Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, how he has drawn inspiration from the many experiences and eras of his life, and the nature his work in general.

In the interview, Stephen also expands on what he characterizes as "Fictional Engineering," described as follows in this excerpt:

My work has little obligation to the fundamental responsibility of the engineer; I am instead consumed with a linear, gestural language of engineering without the implied requirements of function. Completeness of a structure is felt rather than measured. When possible, every construct must be visibly built by hand, relying only on the eye for a sense of aesthetic compliance. Fictional Engineering is a process in which the unfinished can be complete; therefore, I am a sculptor whose religion is the aesthetics of improvisational structuralism.

The full interview is available to read at Form Finding Lab's website.

FLOE: A Climate of Risk - Museum for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA

On November 3, the Museum for Art in Wood presents a new exhibition, FLOE: A Climate of Risk | The Fictional Archaeology of Stephen Talasnik, by sculpture and installation artist Stephen Talasnik.

A Philadelphia native, his latest exhibition features an in situ installation including an original large-scale sculpture and a curated selection of art Talasnik chose from the Museum's permanent collection.

FLOE is centered around a specific, fictional narrative highlighting the looming threat of climate change. The exhibition is on display in the Museum's gallery from November 3 to February 18, 2024.

Museum for Art in Wood
141 N. 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
https://museumforartinwood.org

National Academy of Sciences 100th Anniversary Commemoration

Stephen Talasnik has been commissioned to create a new artwork for the collection of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington, DC to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the building designed by Bertram Goodhue.

National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
https://nasonline.org

Maya Frodeman Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Maya Frodeman Gallery is pleased to announce representation of New York based artist Stephen Talasnik.

Specializing in modern and contemporary art, Maya Frodeman Gallery (formerly Tayloe Piggott Gallery) unites artists from all over the world in a tightly curated vision. In an expansive exhibition space in downtown Jackson Hole, the gallery pursues a rigorous schedule of exhibitions representing both emerging and established artists.

Maya Frodeman Gallery
62 South Glenwood Street
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
mayafrodemangallery.com

Defying Gravity - Film

Produced and Directed by internationally renowned documentarian Hamid Shams.

This 40 minute documentary explores Stephen Talasnik's drawings, sculpture, and site specific works. The film takes a look at the more current relationship of art making to conditions surrounded by the pandemic and how this period influenced the creative process.

We are informed of the influence of the artists' parents and in particular the songs of Gustav Mahler. Also addressed is the role his father had on the artists' mature work in sculpture, a process he began in the studio relatively later in life at the age of 45.

Hamid Shams has been a filmmaker for over 35 years, traveling the world and working on commercials, short and feature films, both narratives and documentaries, working with both large and small crews as well as on solo projects.

Hamid collaborated with Scottish director, Murray Grigor, on seven feature documentaries, including Infinite Space, The Architect of John Lautner and The Cellist - The Legacy of Gregor Piatigorsky.

Defying Gravity is his 3rd virtual film since the start of Pandemic in 2020. The Way Forward was made for Colburn School during the Spring of 2020 following with Land & Sky - The Inspiration of Tippet Rise, during the fall of 2020, where Hamid got to meet Stephen Talasnik for the first time.

View the film here

The Hive - Film

Released October 1st 2020, this film captures the journey of the piece Hive: Tippet Rise by Stephen Talasnik thru its final transformation.

View Hive: Tippet Rise or watch the film and read more about it's creation at TippetRise.org

Conversation with JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey

Stephen Talasnik had a conversation with collector JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey about his work. It is now available on SYZYGY-NYC.org and you can listen to the conversation here.

Land & Sky - The Inspiration of Tippet Rise

Land & Sky was made by filmmaker Hamid Shams and will be released in late spring 2021. The film is a collaboration between the Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana and the Colburn School of Music, Los, Angeles, and features Satellite #5: Pioneer and its place at Tippet Rise Art Center. Watch the trailer here.

Unearthed
Stephen Talasnik: Drawings, Sculpture, Installations

Unearthed presents the spectrum of Talasnik's work across various media spanning the last decade, from his serpentine installation Stream at Storm King Art Center, New York, to his new monumental sculpture, Satellite #5: Pioneer at Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana. Including essays by Michael Sorkin, Phyllis Tuchman, David Wittenberg, and Lebbeus Woods, Unearthed is a rich survey of this polymath artist's recent works.

Now available at The Monacelli Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookshop.

Published by The Monacelli Press

PBS on Art Outdoors at Tippet Rise

A nationally televised PBS segment featuring Satellite #5: Pioneer and more at Tippet Rise Art Center aired recently. The 7 minute report touches on the idea of art amongst the land, an integral theme throughout Talasnik's career and the cornerstone of what Tippet Rise Art Center was founded on.

Watch the segment via PBS here.