Kumi Yamashita
dal 4/4/2002 al 11/5/2002
Segnalato da
4/4/2002
Kumi Yamashita
Kent Gallery, New York
Her central concern is the discontinuity between the narrow identity defined by the hard plastic number of the credit card and the fluid, complex identity suggested by softly modeled faces. Five tableaus (1995-2002) utilizing sculptural objects created by the hand of the artist and their shadows and a series of portraits (1993) created in conte crayon on silk paper utilizing the rubbings from the sitter's personal credit card.
Kent Gallery is pleased to present the first New York exhibition surveying
the enigmatic work of Kumi Yamashita. Included here will be five tableaus
(1995-2002) utilizing sculptural objects created by the hand of the artist
and their shadows. In addition, there will be a series of portraits (1993)
created in conte crayon on silk paper utilizing the rubbings from the
sitter's personal credit card.
"Her central concern is the discontinuity between the narrow identity defined
by the hard plastic number of the credit card and the fluid, complex
identity suggested by softly modeled faces. In the portraits, as
in the later shadow profiles, the delicacy of the face seems unrelated
to the means of their creation."
Excerpt by Vicki Halper, 1997 Documents Northwest: Kumi Yamashita, Seattle Art Museum
Yamashita came to
the United States in 1984 as an exchange student in Indiana where she
was the only non-Caucasian. The adolescent experiences she endured from
fellow students initiated her awareness of the limited way people categorize
others by race. She has continually been on the move since this introduction
to the United States including studies at the Cornish College of the
Arts, Seattle, the University of Glasgow, Scotland and several residencies
including the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony, New York, and most recently
the Roswell Artist’s Fellowship Program in New Mexico.
Image: Exclamation Point, 1995. Wood, light, cast shadow
Kent Gallery, 67 Prince Street NY 10012
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