The project space
The Project Space at ABFA is a 15 x 15 ft. area dedicated to a rotating program of experimental projects and special exhibitions. The intimate environment challenges perceptions of scale and space through installation considerations and juxtapositions. The space serves as a playground for exhibition ideas which may be outside of our gallery’s central program. The space allows us to invite artists whose work we find compelling and innovative.
Artists represented by ABFA have an opportunity to exhibit smaller bodies of work, a new series, or works from their studio that bring us further into their process; creating a channel of communication that connects artist and viewer. The Project Space is located at the back of our first floor main gallery.
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Current Exhibition:
TICE LERNER - EVER ONWARD
EXHIBITION DATES: 3 MAY - 29 JUNE 2024
Opening Reception with Artist: Friday, May 3rd, 6-9PM
Mid-Exhibition Reception with Artist: Friday, June 7th, 6-9PM
Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs from Ticer Lerner’s documentary street photography series, EVER ONWARD. New works from Chapter 3 of this series will be exhibited for the first time along with a survey of works from Chapters 1 & 2.
Project Statement:
EVER ONWARD chronicles my up-close and personal experiences with the diverse communities of Binghamton, New York. The founding city of IBM, called to defense during the Cold War, and a once well-off manufacturing town, has long been economically depressed. It is well known that in the heyday of Binghamton, IBM operated some of their largest factories nearby. In that bygone era, large companies were made of up of “cradle to grave” multigenerational employees that dedicated themselves to their employment as if it were more of a country than a corporation. Binghamton “IBMers” would show their pride by singing their corporate anthems daily—one of which was called “Ever Onward.”
Now a local resident, I am often regaled with stories of a once thriving city. Childhood memories of a crowded mall, a busy downtown core with a thriving department store—something unseen in my time here.
Yet, Binghamton is once again going through a “revitalization.” Over the past decade, the core of the city has slowly grown, gentrifying the surrounding neighborhoods. My ongoing photographic essay depicts the human side of these changes. Streets and communities, already suffering, are now in constant flux.
My photographs are spontaneous and unplanned, they begin the moment a person’s eye meets my lens. These types of semi candid photographs are made possible by the time I spend walking through neighborhoods, meeting with my community members. I think getting to know the community you’re working with is 99% of the work, and the most socially responsible practice.
Since starting this series, many of the neighborhoods and people I’ve spent time with have been forced to move or relocate.
The series gives the viewer a glimpse into the many lives of those most affected by this ever-present economic flux.
Tice Lerner (b. Saint James, NY 1985) has been a Binghamton, NY resident since he was five years old. Mr Lerner’s late father, an amateur photographer worked in the press room of Newsday. This influence sparked his interest in photography from an early age. Despite his interest, it wasn’t until after high school that photography became a serious focus. When he is not applying himself in engineering, he can be found wandering through the communities in and around Binghamton, NY taking photographs.Having a strong science background and a fascination with the high magnification work of Lennart Nilsson he started photographing insects. In the summer of 2010 Mr Lerner went out on a photo-shoot with a friend and fellow photographer doing street photography, his focus was forever changed. Over the next two years his life around the diverse individuals and communities of Binghamton have further fostered his specialized love for the documentary style.Mr Lerner goes beyond the initial photograph forging relationships with his subjects adding depth of character to his body of work. When walking in town Mr Lerner is often found conversing with prior subjects, many of whom will approach him with a hand shake. For Lerner, photography is a creative outlet that allows him to reconnect to the humanities.