Two exhibitions
dal 3/3/2005 al 26/3/2005
Segnalato da
3/3/2005
Two exhibitions
Conner Contemporary Art, Washington
Photographer Joe Ovelman shows his provocative series Snow Queen. His recent photographic depicts the artist dressed in his grandmother's white stag coat and glamour drag in the 'rambles' of Central Park. New work by Chul Hyun Ahn; by manipulating fluorescent lights and mirrors inside hand-built wooden boxes, Ahn creates fascinating optical structures
JOE OVELMAN : Snow Queen
CHUL HYUN AHN : new work
Conner Contemporary Art is delighted to exhibit New York-based photographer
Joe Ovelman’s provocative series Snow Queen. Witnesses to Ovelman's bold
Washington, DC debut (exhibiting Seventeen Strangers in SEVEN MORE (things
we like), July 2004, will find Snow Queen equally challenging and visually
alluring.
Within gay culture the slang term snow queen typically refers to a black
man who only dates white men. However, for Joe Ovelman the term is used more
literally. His recent photographic series depicts the artist, dressed in his
grandmother's white stag coat and glamour drag, in wild abandon on a snowy
night in the notorious 'rambles' of New
York's Central Park. The images possess both the candidness found in Lisette
Model's socialites and the campy absurdity of John Waters.
also on view: new work by Chul Hyun Ahn
By manipulating fluorescent lights and mirrors inside hand-built wooden
boxes, Ahn creates fascinating optical structures. In creating these works,
the artist contemplates Buddhist theories of infinity and explores
historical artistic conceptions of space. The gallery is very pleased to
continue its association with this promising young Baltimore artist, who
exhibited earlier work in SEVEN (things we like), 2003, and represented the
Maryland Institute College of Art in Academy 2001 and Academy 2002.
There will be opening night reception at Conner Contemporary Art on Friday,
March 4th from 6-8pm.
Conner Contemporary Art is located in Dupont Circle @ 1730 Connecticut
Avenue, NW – 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20009. For further information
and/or visuals, please contact Leigh Conner or Karyn Miller @ 202-588-8750