Champagne Toast and Curatorial Conversation with Brendan Fernandes

Join us at 6 pm for an exclusive EarlyWork champagne toast and meet and greet with artist Brendan Fernandes at 21c Museum Hotel. Following the toast, at 6:30, we'll transition to an intimate conversation between ART on THE MART Executive Director Cynthia Noble and Fernandes.

The two will discuss his immersive, site-specific installation, Build Up the House on view nightly at one of the world’s largest digital art platforms that transforms an architectural landmark into a permanent, larger-than-life canvas. At 7:45 pm we'll walk to the Mart for the 8:15 pm projection piece start time.

For his ART on THE MART commission, Fernandes imagines 'new' windows and doorways into THE MART, using the movements of animated human dancers to continuously 'reshape' the façade of the building. Colorful backdrops that reference foliage and African textiles honor the essential contributions of African diasporic peoples to American art forms, while emphasizing the natural elements of our man-made urban surroundings. Fernandes's newest work exhibits the artist's proven flair for subverting the conventions of dance performance, approaching the form with an architectural eye and an empathetic heart, imbuing his work with equal parts cultural responsiveness, critical theory, and aesthetic beauty.

Please note it's a 15 minute walk to the Mart from 21c.