Matt Anderson
dal 5/9/2001 al 13/10/2001
Segnalato da
5/9/2001
Matt Anderson
LFL Gallery, New York
LFL Gallery is pleased to announce that we will be kicking off the fall season with an exhibition of paintings by Matt Anderson. The exhibition will consist of a group of intimate portraits of strangers and landscapes; subjects taken from orphaned snapshots which Anderson discovered in boxes on sidewalks, or for sale in street stalls.
LFL Gallery is pleased to announce that we will be kicking off the fall s
eason with an exhibition of paintings by Matt Anderson.
The exhibition will consist of a group of intimate portraits of strangers
and landscapes; subjects taken from orphaned snapshots which Anderson di
scovered in boxes on sidewalks, or for sale in street stalls. Through his
process of engagement with these indexes of once-human presence (images
that once meant a great deal to someone), he lovingly re-creates them wi
th the more traditional technique of oil on board, imbuing them with new
energy, meaning and value.
His subject choices are never random: there is
always something, like a stance, a piece of clothing or an essence for w
hich he feels a strange affinity or nostalgia. These forgotten memories a
nd individuals are memorialized: notions of time, past, present and futur
e begin to change and Anderson enters into a familiar relationship with t
he unknown. Once in the gallery, the viewer may feel that he/she is looki
ng at Anderson's friends and family - but, whoever they are or were, they
still remain anonymous to all. An important aspect of this process is h
is desire to celebrate his own past by choosing images of the lower/middl
e class white American.
Born in Missouri, Matt Anderson now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
This will be Matt Anderson's first solo exhibition.
Reception: September 6, 6-8 PM
Next exhibition: Lansing-Dreiden October 18 through November 24, 2001
LFL Gallery
531 W26th St, 4th Flr
New York, NY 10001
t. 212 631 7700
f. 212 631 7705
e. info@lflgallery.com