Two exhibitions
dal 21/10/2004 al 17/11/2004
Segnalato da
21/10/2004
Two exhibitions
Conner Contemporary Art, Washington
In 'Works in Colour' leading Scottish sculptor Kenny Hunter presents a vibrant new series of polychromed figural sculptures cast in glass-reinforced plastic. In 'Otis', New York husband and wife art team Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry set forth an emotionally intense prologue to parenthood.
Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the concurrent opening of two
new exhibitions.
Main gallery:
In "Works in Colour" leading Scottish sculptor Kenny Hunter presents a
vibrant new series of polychromed figural sculptures cast in
glass-reinforced plastic. These appealing anti-monuments subvert meanings
traditionally ascribed to standard public monument formats. In Standing
Woman, Seated Couple, and Reclining Man, Hunter explores active and passive
gender role stereotypes within the classical format of the three ages of
man. The artist amplifies these concepts by augmenting his figures with
culturally charged accessories in Woman with Rucksack and Feedback Loop. The
exhibition marks the first showing of this exceptional new body of work in
the United States.
Hunter's work is featured in the collection of Wolfgang Joop of Hamburg,
Germany and has been exhibited in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and
the Talbot Rice Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland; in the Aberdeen Art Gallery
in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow,
Scotland; at Modern Art, Inc. in London, England; and at Liste 99 in Basel,
Switzerland.
In the image: 'Girl With Ruksack', 2004, GRP - glass reinforced plastic.
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Video room:
In "Otis", New York husband and wife art team Bradley McCallum and
Jacqueline Tarry set forth an emotionally intense prologue to parenthood.
Hours prior to their first child's birth McCallum filmed Tarry making angry
remarks to the camera as if she were addressing them to a child. The artists
conceived the performance as a purging of hurtful comments they would never
want to utter to their son, Otis. They based the script on childhood
memories of verbal abuse reported by adult interviewees. The stark, hieratic
imagery of the video reinforces its profound theme and provokes serious
reflection on the essence of creative power in art, procreation, and human
development.
"Otis" was exhibited in the Whitney Museum of Arts Studio Loft, New York, NY
in May 2004 as part of the Whitney Independent Study Program. McCallum and
Tarry's work has recently been seen at Conner Contemporary Art (DC), Rhona
Hoffmann Gallery (Chicago, IL), and Marvelli Gallery (New York, NY).
immage: Kenny Hunter,Girl With Ruksack,2004.
There will be an opening night reception on Saturday, October 23rd, from 6
to 8 pm, at Conner Contemporary
Art. The artists (and Otis) will be in attendance.
Conner Contemporary Art is located in Dupont Circle, 1730, Connecticut
Avenue, NW 2nd Floor,
Washington, DC, 20009.