Fastnet was included by Phong Bui and the Rail Curatorial project at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City for the exhibition Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, October 15 – December 16, 2017.
"...this exhibition focuses on artists whose practice interrogates the contemporary social climate, including issues surrounding immigration, the environment, human rights and equality, foreign relations, among others, ultimately drawing attention to art as it functions as a lens for better understanding the time in which we live."
In the Glass Gallery: Erik Sommer, Volvo 240
Part 1: Along the Waterline Oct 15th - Nov 12th
Aurora Andrews
Mel Bochner
Phoebe D'Heurle
Brian Hubble
Christina Leung
Patrick Meagher
James Powers
Mollie Thurman
The series opened with artists who have loosely been part of the Fastnet project as it has existed in Red Hook. Based on the nature of their work, and the context of Fastnet, their work has abuts different environmental and political concerns. Formal and material concerns are brought to a head.
Part 2: Petrification Nov 18th - Dec 16th
Molle Thurman
Alec Henry
Kathryn Miller
In this three person section, Alec Henry, Kathryn Miller and Mollie Thurman ruminate on the state of fossils, fuels and invertebrates.
