Allison Berkoy, Installation view, “Breakfast”, Video Sculpture, 2010
Allison Berkoy
In the Belly of the Lightship
http://www.berkoy.com
Allison Berkoy takes over the caverns of Lightship #115, the legendary “Frying Pan” docked at Pier 66 in the Hudson River Park. In her fourth exhibition with Fountain Art Fair, Berkoy installs a collection of large-scale video sculptures and smaller media objects throughout the once sunken ship.
Navigating a labyrinth of rooms and corridors, descending deeper into the belly of the lightship, viewers encounter a series of scenes and spectacles set against the detritus of the ship’s storied past. Life-sized dummies come to life, and curiosities offer themselves to a world operating just below consciousness.
About the artist
Allison Berkoy is a Brooklyn-based video and installation artist. Her spectacles have appeared at Leo Kesting Gallery, The Margulies Warehouse, Fountain Art Fair; and various festivals, music venues, theater stages, art spaces, eateries, garages, a train car, and most recently, a salvaged Lightship.