j.p.mot.
Opening Reception: Friday, November 21, 6-8 pm
Artist Talk: Tuesday, December 16, 6-7 pm
NARS Project Space
NARS Foundation is pleased to present Chomping Around, a solo exhibition by NARS alum j.p.mot.
“Chomping around” suggests moving about while chewing noisily with allégresse, like a figurative nom nom nom. It conveys a sense of restlessness on the go; It conjures a vivid, sensory-rich image of someone or something eagerly biting into the city — not just its food, but its energy, chaos, and opportunity. It evokes appetite, ambition, and motion.
The artist would like to thank the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Conseil des arts du Canada for their support.
About the artist:
j.p. mot is a cross-disciplinary researcher, conceptual artist, educator, and creative technologist born in Montreal and of Cambodian origin who mainly works between Montreal and New York. His art explores themes of identity, consumerism, and immigration through found objects, discarded packaging, and commercial imagery, creating satirical and subversive narratives that engage with the zeitgeist. He holds a BFA and MA from the University of Quebec in Montreal and an MFA from Columbia University. His work has been exhibited in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Iceland, Singapore, China, and Thailand. Numerous organizations, including the Canada Art Council, the Quebec Art and Letters Council, the New York Foundation for the Arts have supported him. He is the recipient of the Polygone award for experimental art.
His work has been highlighted in contemporary art magazines such as Vie des Arts, Maake Magazine, and esse, among others. Recently, he was welcomed in numerous residencies, including NARS Foundation, Est-Nord-Est, Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Banff Art Centre, and Cité International de la Langue Française, among others.
He is a visiting instructor at Pratt Institute in the Department of Graduate Communication Design.
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