Arjan Zazueta, Beautifucation: Curated by Derrick Adams

Jenkins Johnson Projects is pleased to present its inaugural exhibitions curated by Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, Derrick Adams. The opening reception will be on Saturday, September 30 from 4-7 pm with a DJ set by April Hunt. The first gallery of its kind in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Jenkins Johnson Projects plans to engage the local community and celebrate the vibrancy of the neighborhood and greater Brooklyn. Derrick Adams’ curation will include a solo exhibition of Brooklyn based artist, Arjan Zazueta: Beautification, as well as a group exhibition, Hidden in Plain Sight: Carris Adams, Stephen Gurtowski, Harlan Mack, Devin N. Morris, Mary A. Valverde, and Kennedy Yanko.

ARJAN ZAZUETA: BEAUTIFICATION

Arjan Zazueta is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY, with previous exhibitions at Rush Arts, The Lux Center for the Arts, and Munson Williams Proctor Museum of Art, among others.  Zazueta’s floral collages transform the Project’s parlor level into a colorful garden reflective of the adjacent Prospect Park and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. For this series Zazueta draws inspiration from Jan van Huysum, the 17th century Dutch artist known for his luscious paintings of impossible floral combinations. Using historical flower paintings as a model, this series responds in a minimal and personal way to death, politics and aging through beauty.

CURATOR DERRICK ADAMS

Adams recently served as guest curator for the inaugural curated section of VOLTA NY 2016.  His work has been shown at MoMA PS1; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Studio Museum in Harlem; Contemporary Art Museum Houston; and the California African American Museum.

JENKINS JOHNSON PROJECTS

The mission of Jenkins Johnson Projects is to enhance the cultural environment of its community, encourage collaboration, and provide a space for active dialogue. The space welcomes a rotation of guest curators who present exhibitions of international contemporary artists working across disciplines. 

Founded in 2017, Jenkins Johnson Projects is the first gallery of its kind in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.  It plans to engage the local community and celebrate the vibrancy of the neighborhood and greater Brooklyn area. The space is located across the street from Prospect Park at 207 Ocean Avenue in a turn of the century Limestone building, in the Ocean on the Park Historic District. It is on the subway lines B, Q, and S (Franklin Avenue Shuttle) at Prospect Park Station. It is in close proximity to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Brooklyn Public Library. Jenkins Johnson Projects provides an alternate setting for intimate interactions with art and artists.