Robert Colescott
dal 30/4/2008 al 13/6/2008
Segnalato da
30/4/2008
Robert Colescott
Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York
Dulacrow's Masterwork: A Mockumentary Film from 1976. A solo exhibition of a film and accompanying stills by Colescott, inspired by the famous painting Liberty Leading the People originally painted by Eugene Delacroix.
The Kravets/Wehby Gallery is pleased to announce Dulacrow's
Masterwork: A Mockumentary Film from 1976, a solo exhibition of a film
and accompanying film stills by Robert Colescott.
In 1976 Robert Colescott made his own version of the famous painting
"Liberty Leading the People" originally painted by the master French
painter Eugene Delacroix. Colescott's own masterwork (of the same
name) was created by his alter ego "Eugene Dulacrow." In accordance
with the respect due any great work of art, Colescott composed an
accompanying slide show lesson about the history of his great work.
The film is comprised of a string of slides that Colescott staged and
photographed following the completion of the painting. A dramatic
score opens the slide presentation lecture and "Eugene Dulacrow's"
"Liberty Leading the People" appears as the first slide. In the sprit
of slide lectures everywhere Robert Colescott himself narrates the
lecture in classic monotone.
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 1, 4-6 pm
Kravets/Wehby Gallery
521 West 21st Street - New York
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11-6 pm
Free admission