Ellen Altfest
Katherine Bernhardt
Chie Fueki
Hilary Harkness
Karen Heagle
Marina Kappos
Catherine Murphy
Jo Robertson
Ridykeulous
Clare Rojas
Sylvia Sleigh
The works in the exhibition are as varied as the artists themselves who range in age from twenty-five to ninety. Men are portrayed with lust, empathy, humor and derision. The images are candid and outspoken.
I-20 is pleased to present its fifth group show, Men, organized by artist
Ellen Altfest. The exhibition includes ten paintings of men made by women.
Loosely tied together by the vocabulary of representational painting,
the works in the exhibition are as varied as the artists themselves who range
in age from twenty-five to ninety. Men are portrayed with lust, empathy,
humor and derision. The images are candid and outspoken.
The exhibition’s open-endedness encompasses the diversity of attitudes of
women today. Women have feelings about men they know personally, opinions
about male figures in power, and a complex spectrum of observations in between.
The artists in the show make work to satisfy their own personal and ideological
objectives. In this way, the exhibition is as much about the ten women making
these paintings as it is about the men represented within them.
Artists included in the exhibition are:
Ellen Altfest
Katherine Bernhardt
Chie Fueki
Hilary Harkness
Karen Heagle
Marina Kappos
Catherine Murphy
Jo Robertson
Ridykeulous
Clare Rojas
Sylvia Sleigh
A catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition includes an essay
by Jane Harris and a letter of protest by Ridykeoulous.
Opening: Thursday, June 22, 6-8 pm
I-20 Gallery
529 West 20th Street - New York