Sarah Bednarek (1980-2019): announcing new website!

Artist Estate Studio, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Sarah Bednarek (1980-2019) created in collaboration with the artist's estate. The new site builds upon the friendship between Artist Estate Studio co-founder Jason Andrew and the artist.

Jason Andrew writes:

"I first met Sarah in Bushwick sometime after her life threatening diagnosis in 2009. At the time, her work took a dramatic shift. Near death following emergency surgery, Sarah felt herself hurtling toward a light in a tunnel of kaleidoscopic, every-changing geometric forms. Under the influence of death and morphine, as she described it, she embraced the hallucinogenic experiences transforming these mystical visions into geometry and form. This convergence forced Bednarek to question her mind and space, her imagination versus reality. The result was sculptures that externalize the internal idea while showing the value of real objects created by human hand. It's an honor to volunteer my experience in promoting and preserving Sarah's legacy.”

Installation view: “Sarah Bednarek: ChiChi DooDad,” Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY, October 19-November 18, 2018. Courtesy TSA, Brooklyn

Installation view: “Sarah Bednarek: ChiChi DooDad,” Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY, October 19-November 18, 2018. Courtesy TSA, Brooklyn

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Installation view: “On Human Limits: Sarah Bednarek, James Bounché, Deric Carner, Peter Rostovsky,” Present Co., Brooklyn, NY, May 18-June 17, 2018. Courtesy Present Co.


 

"I think I am funny sometimes. I mean, I did make a cactus sculpture that waves at you. Sometimes I make things that look like genitalia. I am kind of abashed that I make stuff like that, but I am trying not to judge. I also make things that have deceptive insides – you can look in, but what’s there isn’t what’s on the outside. Maybe that’s a prank."
— Sarah Bednarek interviewed by Etty Yaniv, 2018

 

Artist Estate Studio found Sarah's original website which she coded and designed to be the single best tool by which to uphold the very idea by which Sarah wanted us to experience her work. Sarah’s original website is now archived here — embedded within a new website which will continue to advocate for her life and work. We have also provided a statement outlining our intent and purpose here. Additionally the new site includes up to date biographical information, exhibition history, and bibliography.

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Self-Portrait by Sarah Bednarek Sculpture Fund


Before her untimely death, Sarah completed a self-portrait in clay. Jason Matuskiewicz, Sarah's partner, has established a
gofundme to support the effort to realize this final work in a limited bronze edition.

GoFundMe

 
 
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Call For Works by Sarah Bednarek

Artist Estate Studio in collaboration with the Estate of Sarah Bednarek is currently creating a systematic and comprehensive scholarly reference catalogue for all known works by the artist. This research will include drawings, paintings, and sculpture in an effort establish a reliable corpus of completed works.

Email images, title, alternative titles, date, medium, size, inscriptions, provenance (location), exhibition history, and publication history here.

Peter Freeby

I design and build books, periodicals, brand materials, websites and marketing for a range of artists, non profits and educational programs including Elizabeth Murray, Jack Tworkov, Edith Schloss, Janice Biala, Joan Witek, George McNeil, Judy Dolnick, Jordan Eagles, John Silvis, Diane Von Furstenberg, The Generations Project, The Koch Institute, The McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute and the Dow Jones News Fund.

https://peterfreeby.com
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