Rebecca Warren
dal 23/9/2003 al 8/11/2003
Segnalato da
23/9/2003
Rebecca Warren
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago
In the main gallery Warren will exhibit three large scale figures. Like an ancient ring of proto-religious deities they project their vulgarity with an air of gratuitous deformation. Lining the walls will be vitrines which hold a collection of found objects, studio detritus, neon fragments and sculptural doodles.
The Donald Young Gallery is pleased to present the first U.S. solo
exhibition of new sculpture by British artist Rebecca Warren. Warren has
gained critical acclaim for her expressive unfired clay sculptures that
reference the work of such varied artists as Auguste Rodin, Umberto
Boccioni, Edgar Degas and Robert Crumb infused with brazen female sexuality.
Of her work Warren has said 'I'm unafraid of the potential of my work to
sometimes veer towards the grotesque. I suppose it is quite old fashioned
in a way, as much as it is contemporary.'
In the main gallery Warren will exhibit three large scale figures. Like an
ancient ring of proto-religious deities they project their vulgarity with an
air of gratuitous deformation. Lining the walls will be vitrines which hold
a collection of found objects, studio detritus, neon fragments and
sculptural doodles. In one sense they act as ethnological displays
providing an imagined museological context, while in another they are three
dimensional studio sketchbooks.
Also on view will be two-dimensional collages which, like the vitrines, are
derived from everyday materials that are close to hand. Here they are
arranged in a familiar two-dimensional plane, which brings to mind the whole
history of 20th century collaging. As with the vitrines, with their traces
of clay dust, they establish their lineage with the grander sculptural work.
Warren was born in London in 1965 and received degrees from Goldsmith's
College at the University of London and the Chelsea College of Art, London.
She has had solo exhibitions at Maureen Paley Interim Art and upcoming
exhibitions include a solo show at the Kunsthalle Zürich. Her work is
included in the Saatchi Gallery collection and was shown in the exhibition
New Labour in 2001. Warren currently lives and works in London.
Reception for the Artist, Wednesday, September 24th 5-7:30 PM
Exhibition continues through Saturday, November 8th
The reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday
through Friday, 10:00 to 5:30 and Saturday, 11:00 to 5:30. If you would
like more information, please contact Emily Letourneau at 312.455.0100 or
visit our website.
Donald Young Gallery
933 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60607
tel: 312.455. 0100
fax: 312.455.0101