Christa Maiwald
dal 7/3/2003 al 12/4/2003
Segnalato da
7/3/2003
Christa Maiwald
Florence Lynch Gallery, New York
Adolescents: Photographs & Embroideries. For the past three years, Maiwald has been photographing adolescents and creating embroidered portraits of them, first on small linen handkerchiefs, then on larger pieces of cotton, and most recently on pillows. The exhibition will include three large pillow installations and a selection of digital photographs.
Adolescents: Photographs & Embroideries
We think about the opposite sex 90% of the time. The other 10%, we're
sleeping. - Kate, age 15
Florence Lynch Gallery will present Christa Maiwald's Adolescents:
Photographs and Embroideries from Saturday, March 8, through Saturday, April
12, at the gallery's new Chelsea location, 531-539 West 25th Street. An
opening reception will take place March 8 from 6 to 9 p.m.
For the past three years, Maiwald has been photographing adolescents
and creating embroidered portraits of them, first on small linen
handkerchiefs, then on larger pieces of cotton, and most recently on
pillows. The exhibition will include three large pillow installations and a
selection of digital photographs.
The pillows in "Cotton Candy" and "Constellation" express adolescent
mood swings. The hot pink pillows and cone-like configuration of "Cotton
Candy" convey the manic joy and exuberance of adolescence, whose elation can
dissolve as quickly as the spun sugar carnival treat. "Constellation"
reflects the sadness, introversion and frustration of adolescence with its
black pillows and stark, tortured expressions. The ribbons of conversation
that connect the pillows, taken from online instant messages, represent the
obsession with staying connected by phone, e-mail and instant messaging.
"Yearbook" is an arrangement of sixteen pillows that resembles a page from a
high school yearbook.
Maiwald's photographs, many of which have been digitally enhanced,
capture the innocence, playfulness and sheer beauty of youth, even as her
subjects ' clothing, attitudes and poses reflect a growing confidence in and
a flaunting of their sexuality.
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Gallery hour are Tuesday Through Saturday, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.. For
additional information, please contact Florence Lynch or Charles Haywood at
212-924-3290.
Florence Lynch Gallery, 531-539 West 25th Street, Ground Floor, New York