David Jones (first-year MFA, and concurrently Director of Anchor Graphics) and Columbia College Art + Design faculty Marilyn Propp open an exhibition of their work this month at the Columbia University School of the Arts Leroy Nieman Gallery in New York. The opening reception for their show, entitled Industrial Reconstructions is Friday, March 9, and the exhibition continues through March 23.

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Marilyn Propp, Deep Sea Drifters II, 2012

The show uses the perspectives of this two-person studio practice to address our culture’s dependent, but often uncomfortable, relationship with industry (in particular those which impact the environment) and its conflict with sustainability and the world¹s ecosystems.Together their work sets up an ongoing dialogue and tension: David Jones speaks to the thoughtlessness with which people accumulate and discard, without thinking about the global impact this may have, while Marilyn Propp addresses the effects of ongoing disasters caused by carelessness or greed. Both artists make use of engine and machine parts as source material, transforming them into animated biomorphic forms.

LeRoy Nieman Gallery is located at 310 Dodge Hall, 2960 Broadway, at 116th Street in Manhattan. 

Gallery Hours are Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on Saturday and Sunday.