Dana Hoey
dal 15/2/2002 al 23/3/2002
Segnalato da
15/2/2002
Dana Hoey
Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York
Ten new photographs reflect a fascination with corrupted idealism. Inspired in part by Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa as well as Philip Roth's American Pastoral, these are the untold narratives of New Age healers, demonstrators at a die-in, a triumphant pregnant woman who smokes, folk singers, and a radical who harms herself to prove she is hard-core. Formally, the work combines the sunny daylight and saturated color of commercial (digitally enhanced) film stock, with the iconography and framing of religious painting.
Friedrich Petzel Gallery is pleased to announce MOON BITCHES, a solo exhibition
of new work by Dana Hoey.
Ten new photographs reflect a fascination with
corrupted idealism. Inspired in part by Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa as well
as Philip Roth's American Pastoral, these are the untold narratives of New
Age healers, demonstrators at a die-in, a triumphant pregnant woman who smokes,
folk singers, and a radical who harms herself to prove she is hard-core. Formally, the
work combines the sunny daylight and saturated color of commercial (digitally
enhanced) film stock, with the iconography and framing of religious painting.
This is Dana Hoey's third solo exhibition at Friedrich Petzel Gallery. Ms.
Hoey's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and
most recently, had solo shows at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in
Washington, D.C. and Tache-Levy Gallery in Brussels.
The exhibition is on view from February 16 - March 23, 2002, with an opening
reception on February 16, from 6-8 pm.
Opening hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10am - 6pm and by appointment.
For further information, please contact the
gallery at 212.680.9467
Image: Dana Hoey, Pregnant Smoker, 2001
Friedrich Petzel Gallery
535 West 22nd Street
New York, 10011 USA
Phone: +1 212 680-9467
Facsimile: +1 212 680-9473