Teresa Bramlette Reeves
Notes (Foot and Otherwise)
A note is defined as a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory. They may be shared or private. They may be as casual as a grocery list or as disciplined as a journal entry. Footnotes (or the more ominous sounding endnotes) are akin to marginalia, an aside, or a postscript. Together, these forms of note-taking and-making offer a window into one’s mind and our shared world. The notes in this collection may sometimes appear to suggest communication but often are abstract in form and meaning. The words recorded may never have been shared. Words sometimes look familiar and punctuation hints at a familiar structure, but the interpretation may be elusive. There are allusions to runes and pictograms–a nod to visual language–but the key is intentionally missing. The mix is intended to reflect a kind of breakdown. Structures are failing, the mind is aging, people don’t always mean what they say or say what they mean. There are gaps and disruptions, tangles and fragile connections. These are notes from today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Related project within Notes (Foot and Otherwise): Fixations by the Pound
– David B. Winter
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Teresa Bramlette Reeves received a BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Georgia, a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a PhD in art history from the University of Georgia.
Prior to teaching at Georgia State University (2001-2011), she worked as the Curatorial Assistant for the following New York City institutions: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and Artists Space. She was formerly the Assistant Director of The New York Kunsthalle and the Gallery Director and Curator for the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Teresa Bramlette Reeves also served as the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Zuckerman Museum of Art. She completed a Fulbright US Scholar residency in 2016/2017, working with the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.
Teresa is a practicing artist represented by whitespace gallery in Atlanta. She was formerly represented by Althea Viafora Gallery and Information Gallery in NYC, and ID Galerie in Düsseldorf, Germany. In addition to solo shows at these commercial venues, Teresa has also presented solo projects at the Jersey City Museum, P.S.1 Museum and White Columns, as well as being included in numerous group shows in Atlanta, New Orleans, NYC, Cologne, and Paris. She was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Grant, Fellowship Residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Cite International des Arts (Paris), Hambidge Center, and the P.S.1 National Studio Program.