Way Down Low
Curated by Ezra Masch
September 5 - September 28, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 6-10pm

PHILADELPHIA, PA-
Tiger Strikes Asteroid opens the Fall Season with a group exhibition, curated by Ezra Masch. Way Down Low, features works by Jaime Alvarez, Ben Brandt, Janaye Brown, and Jay Muhlin.

“The element that unifies this exhibition is detritus. Whether documented, depicted, or modified in the studio, each work contains something discarded, abandoned, lost or neglected. I make the distinction between detritus and trash because trash is collected and grouped together with other waste, whereas detritus is a remnant of something that is no longer there. Detritus is the trace, or the remains of a whole. It always refers to something larger than itself. In this show, the detritus of everyday life mixes with detritus of the art-making process. Each artist takes the remains of a person, place, object, or event, and turns it into the subject, or material of their work. And in each case, the result is transformative.”

-Ezra Masch

Ezra Masch is an inter-disciplinary artist from Philadelphia who creates sculpture, installation, sound and performance works. Masch received a BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2004, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas in 2012. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in the Summer of 2011. After returning to Philadelphia in 2013, Masch joined Tiger Strikes Asteroid, an artist-run gallery space at 319 N. 11th St. He currently teaches Foundation and Fine Arts courses at the Moore College of Art and Design.