Presence
dal 5/2/2004 al 27/3/2004
Segnalato da
Louise Bourgeois
Jay DeFeo
Sonia Delaunay
Elaine de Kooning
Nancy Grossman
Grace Hartigan
Hannah Höch
Lee Krasner
Yayoi Kusama
Joan Mitchell
Irene Rice Pereira
Susana Solano
Pat Steir
Alma Thomas
Marlene Tseng Yu
Amie Robinson
5/2/2004
Presence
Chelsea Art Museum, New York
The exhibition is explored through the language of abstraction in the work of the fourteen artists. Representing a cross of generations and artistic styles from Dadaism to Abstract Expressionism, each artist investigates the existence of the self in a specific place. Several artists interpret landscape in terms of flux, representing constant change with bold gestures and layers of viscous paint. Curated by Amie Robinson
Curated by Amie Robinson
Louise Bourgeois
Jay DeFeo
Sonia Delaunay
Elaine de Kooning
Nancy Grossman
Grace Hartigan
Hannah Höch
Lee Krasner
Yayoi Kusama
Joan Mitchell
Irene Rice Pereira
Susana Solano
Pat Steir
Alma Thomas
Marlene Tseng Yu
pres-ence n: 1. the physical existence of somebody in a particular place
2. somebody who inspires awe and respect
Presence is explored through the language of abstraction in the work of the fourteen artists included in the exhibition. Representing a cross of generations and artistic styles from Dadaism to Abstract Expressionism, each artist investigates the existence of the self in a specific place. Landscape informs many of the works as skies and lakes are translated into dark muted tones and somber stanzas of color, and foliage is transformed into bright mosaic pattern. Several artists interpret landscape in terms of flux, representing constant change with bold gestures and layers of viscous paint. Place is portrayed as a social or psychological space in drawings through masses of line and obsessive, repetitious marks that seek to overwhelm the pictorial space and visualize anxieties. Individual existence in a place in time is explored in autobiographical collage and assemblage that re-contextualize personal history.
The fourteen artists in Presence all command respect as artists who began their groundbreaking careers in the art world between the 1920s and the 1970s, and, undeterred by gender obstacles, laid the groundwork for the feminist art movement to follow.
Alma Thomas (1891-1978). Scarlet Sage Dancing a Whirling Dervish, 1976, acrylic on canvas
72'' x 52'' Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
A publication will accompany this exhibition.
Public Programs:
Video Screenings
A Celebration of International Women's Day, March 8, 2004.
Chelsea Art Museum
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