Kristen Jensen + Nicholas Moenich

“The woman said, ‘If thats the name wewl do the same.’ There wernt” ^

“a hungry sound came across the breeze

So I gave the walls a talking“ ^^

What are breakup was Fermount

I’m going to rest a little Mookie

have a break your heart

he said next order you so what

you remember Seo

Approved

Hannibal hamburger

Going to pop off

have my phone

and had the clock getting okay

We love you all night sure.

Thomas Latimer

all of you girl named Oliver Wyman

you make it

but probably sell it at the farmers market

you gave me a lot of really ^^^

^ – If thats the name wewl do the same, an exhibition of selected works by Kristen Jensen and Nicholas Moenich at Harbor Gallery. The title is taken from Ridley Walker by Keith Hoban, a book told in the de-evolved English language of the future. Chapter 12 Page 92 _

^^ – Lyrics from “A Pair of Brown Eyes” The Pogues, 1985

^^^ – Three poems, written from Siri voice recognition on Kristen Jensen’s iphone._

* image credit: Nicholas Moenich and Kristen Jensen

Kristen Jensen is an artist living and working in New York. Jensen’s practice is multidisciplinary, often taking mundane and domestic objects and reinterpreting them in mediums as diverse as porcelain, paper, and sterling silver. The artist’s desire for control and perfection is challenged by both the unpredictability of the mediums and the traces of the artist’s hand. This tension is reflected in the flaws, cracks, and subtle finishes that transform everyday objects into things both pathetic and poetic.

Nicholas Moenich (b. 1985, Cleveland, OH) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Nicholas received a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2008 and his MFA from Hunter College in 2011. He received the Tony Smith Award in 2011. Recently, he was awarded and attended the Vermont Studio Center Residency and participated as a panelist and exhibiting artist in Corporeal Textures Conference and Exhibition at the University of Cincinnati. He has been awarded a forthcoming Visiting Artist Residency at Anderson Ranch in Aspen, Colorado for the summer of 2014.