Petah Coyne
dal 15/1/2005 al 10/4/2005
Segnalato da
15/1/2005
Petah Coyne
Sculpture Center, New York
Above and Beneath the Skin. This traveling survey, encompassing all phases of her development, includes significant hay, mud and sand works from the late 1970s, wax chandelier pieces from the 1980s, hair and mixed media pieces from the 1990s, and the most recent works focusing on the border between the visible/invisible, as well as femininity, faith and traditional representational strategies in sculpture.
Above and Beneath the Skin
SculptureCenter is pleased to present the premiere of the touring survey
exhibition Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath the Skin, organized by the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Coyne's work first came to public attention in
the fall of 1987, with a full-scale environment installed at
SculptureCenter's former gallery on East 69th Street in Manhattan. Over
the course of seventeen years she has maintained a protean pace,
constantly challenging herself to engage varied spaces and to experiment
with new media. This traveling survey, encompassing all phases of her
development, includes significant hay, mud and sand works from the late
1970s, wax chandelier pieces from the 1980s, hair and mixed media pieces
from the 1990s, and the most recent works focusing on the border between
the visible/invisible, as well as femininity, faith and traditional
representational strategies in sculpture. Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath
the Skin is organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
and is made possible through the generous support of Toby Devan Lewis.
The exhibition is presented at SculptureCenter with the support of Phyllis
and Edward Kwalwasser, John Burger, MD, Zoe and Joel Dictrow, and two
anonymous donors. Special thanks to Galerie Lelong, New York. A concurrent
exhibition of Petah Coyne's work takes place at Galerie Lelong, January 29
- March 12, 2005. Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath the Skin will travel to
the Chicago Art Center, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art before concluding at the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2006.
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since 1928, is a non-profit organization that champions contemporary
sculpture in all of its forms. SculptureCenter's mission is to engage with
artists in evolving the definition of contemporary sculpture.
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facility, designed by artist/designer Maya Lin, includes 6,000 square feet
of interior exhibition space, offices, and outdoor exhibition space.
Opening reception: Sunday, January 16, 4 - 6pm
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