UPCOMING EVENTS: ABOUT INNER LANDSCAPES SHOW

April 27 - Artist talk with Kate Raudenbush—live sound performance with Freddi Price and Sean Alexander Brennan.

May 25 - Live sound performance with Ron Shalom.

July 27 - Closing event and Savaggi 3rd Annual Summer Bash

ABOUT THE INNER LANDSCAPES SHOW:

Within the cavernous space of the Savaggi Gallery, Inner Landscapes are formed with monumental sculptures arranged as 3 energetic portals. The intention of these thresholds create liminal spaces to honor the process of personal transformation. On the walls, mysterious Glyphs of serpentine steel represent symbols of the subconscious mind.

Visitors delve into the diary of the subconscious, unraveling messages from ancestors and confronting Fear of Loss. Walking through the exhibit, the path invites an exploration of self-empowerment, a return to the timeless self.

Elevating the sensory experience, a live ambient music performance complements the artwork, enriching the journey inwards. Guests are encouraged to embrace the space as a ritual and a guide to submerge into their deeper self exploring their inner landscapes.

About Kate

Kate Raudenbush is a New York-based artist who creates illuminated allegorical environments at the intersection of sculpture and architecture. Laser-cut metal contemplative environments comment symbolically on the perils and potential of our evolving humanity. Form and space combine to create an ancient and futuristic aesthetic that aims to immerse the visitor in its mystery, grace and strength.

Her most recent sculptures include: Ignis Aqua, a massive stainless steel tidal wave holding propane cloud ceiling fire effects, and the public exhibition Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture, a collection of immersive allegorical sculptures produced for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. Two of the Incanto artworks can be experienced in this Inner Landscapes exhibit.

Forging a pioneering path as the first Burning Man artist that was collected straight out of the desert and into the permanent collection of a US museum in 2007, she has piloted her unconventional artistic career internationally:  from a far-flung art residency near the DMZ in South Korea, to a massive winged soundstage in Amsterdam for the Mysteryland festival, and from designing red carpet sculptures for the AFI Film Festival in Hollywood, to creating a monolithic public landmark leading to the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada.

Her sculptures have been found in both Miami art fairs and civic squares in Montreal, Seoul, Tulum, Lake Tahoe, Reno, New York, Washington DC, Santiago, and San Fransisco. In 2018, her art was featured in the record breaking “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” show at the Smithsonian Museum.  In 2019, she received the National Citizen Artist Award from Americans for the Arts at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in DC. In 2021, Kate sold her artwork at the groundbreaking Burning Man auction at Sotheby’s, in New York City. 

About the Ambient Soundscape

Accompanying Kate’s work in the show is a new musical program at Savaggi. We believe art is a holistic experience, and that all the elements of the surrounding space influence the encounter.

In 2024, we expanded beyond the visual and into the other senses. As we experience this collection of Kate’s work, four master musicians will fill the vaulted space of The Bank with live improvised ambient music. In the ephemeral language of resonance and melody, they will speak with Raudenbush’s work, engulfing us in a cohesive, evolving experience. We invite you to visit the Inner Landscapes show for an experiment in monumental art and soundscapes, with four musicians —Jessica Caplan, Ron Shalom, Chad Raines and Freddi Price.