August 27-October 13, 2024
Artist Reception: Monday, September 2, 1pm
Window On Hudson, 43 South 3rd Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Bibiana Huang Matheis and Mimi Czajka Graminski return to Window On Hudson to share their years-long remote collaboration: Bibi-Mimi Monday Memo. “Hudson Memo” gives us the opportunity to both take a peek into their archive from hundreds of hours of collaboration and to view new work which they have created specifically for the windows.
How does Bibi-Mimi Monday Memo work? Once a week, during the same hour of the day, each artist works in their separate studio with the intention of tuning into the same creative channel. They do not speak or make any kind of plans beforehand, but at the end of each session they compare notes on their inspiration, their state of mind and the work produced.
They have found, over the course of the project, that not only are there connections in the work produced but also in their emotions, recent experiences and in odd little coincidences surrounding the sessions.
If you would like to hear more about their process and some of these “odd little coincidences” please join us for an Artist Talk on Monday, September 2 at 1pm, presented by The Hudson Eye 2024 Festival.
Monday Memo began as “Friday Adventures,” where for 50 weeks Bibi and Mimi included journal entries and Bibiana’s corresponding poems with their work. When the Covid-19 lockdown came in March of 2020 they found Mondays to be a more natural day for their collaboration, and “Bibi-Mimi Monday Memo” was born. The project has continued to teach them to follow their intuition and trust their instincts. These lessons have carried over into their individual art work and into their lives.
Bibi and Mimi continue to be amazed, delighted, and reassured by this weekly venture. They have found that their recent individual works have also coincided in a variety of ways. One way is they both began transforming household refuse into artwork. The storefront windows will showcase a large installation created from these altered, repurposed materials.
Bibi-Mimi Hudson Memo is on view 24/7 August 27 – October 13, 2024
About Window On Hudson
Window On Hudson offers storefront window exhibition space for artists of all mediums who are in Hudson and the Hudson Valley. Window On Hudson is committed to providing a platform for established and developing artists to display their work, of all mediums, while also offering professional development opportunities for emerging artists. Window On Hudson exhibits a new artist on a monthly basis. Artists interested in submitting their work may do so by emailing submissions@windowonhudson.org or visiting the website WindowOnHudson.org.
For additional photos or more information please contact Jeremy Bullis, Artistic Director of Window On Hudson, at jeremy@windowonhudson.org.