John Lurie
dal 9/10/2009 al 6/11/2009
Segnalato da
9/10/2009
John Lurie
Fredericks & Freiser, New York
The Skeleton In My Closet Has Moved Back Out To The Garden. The exhibition exemplifies the sharp wit and black humor that is the heart of Lurie's discourse. His new paintings presents his musings through interpretive storytelling-haunting, poignant, or puerile as the outcome may ultimately be. It is a private language of hieroglyphics reflecting his unique self-education.
Fredericks & Freiser is very pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by John Lurie.
The Skeleton In My Closet Has Moved Back Out To The Garden exemplifies the sharp wit and black humor that is the heart of Lurie’s discourse. This will be Lurie’s first exhibition with Fredericks & Freiser.
What one first notices in Lurie’s work is the humor. His humor is annihilating. Lurie has developed a distinctive parlance of primitive line, colloquial language, and perceptive witticism. He broaches necessary questions in perhaps the only way we can access them—by the alarming surprise of his simplicity, and the non-sequiturs in association with his symbolism. But it would be a mistake to think the humor was the most important element of these paintings.
Like his music, the work has a broken, childlike quality that gives a glimpse into an visionary world. Alternatively exposing or addressing the larger, enduring myths of our culture through sketches of seemingly lost childhood reveries, John Lurie’s paintings presents his musings through interpretive storytelling—haunting, poignant, or puerile as the outcome may ultimately be. Glenn O’Brien writes, “Like Thelonious Monk, Lurie knows how to exploit the seemingly wrong note, the wrong color. It is a private language of hieroglyphics reflecting his unique self-education. His paintings, while sometimes pointedly primitive, are beautifully crafted with a refined obstinacy.”
About the Artist
Having first emerged in the late 1970s as the front man for the avant-garde jazz group the Lounge Lizards, John Lurie (b. 1952) has since established himself as a formidable presence in the New York cultural scene. Lurie has recorded 22 albums and scored over 20 movies. He was nominated for a Grammy award for the score of Get Shorty. Over the past number of years, he has exhibited his works extensively. His one person exhibitions include: P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center , Long Island City; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the MUDAM, Luxembourg; and the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (upcoming). His books include John Lurie: A Fine Example of Art, published by Powerhouse Books in 2009, and Learn to Draw, published by Walther Koenig in 2006.
Fredericks & Freiser was founded in March 1996 by Jessica Fredericks and Andrew Freiser. The gallery is located on the ground floor at 536 West 24th Street and was designed by noted architect Andrew Ong. Formerly housed in an 1860s brownstone on West 22nd Street, the gallery was one of the original pioneers of the Chelsea art district. Jessica Fredericks began her career at Andre Emmerich Gallery. She was an exhibition coordinator and dealer at Gagosian Gallery, and the Director of Jose Freire Fine Art. Andrew Freiser was the Assistant Director of Apex Art.
Opening reception: October 10, 6-8 p.m.
Fredericks & Freiser
536 W 24th Street New York, NY 10011