Geoffrey Chadsey
dal 7/12/2006 al 17/3/2007
Segnalato da
7/12/2006
Geoffrey Chadsey
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
Boys in the Band. Drawings 1998-2006
Boys in the Band. Drawings 1998-2006
The Contemporary Museum presents the first solo museum exhibition of the drawings of
New York artist Geoffrey Chadsey. Organized by Associate Director/Chief Curator
James Jensen, this exhibition presents a survey of Chadsey's figurative works in
which he combines elements from different sources and synthesizes them into works
that appear natural and at the same time curiously unnatural. The artist draws his
imagery from art history, pop/alternative magazines, and the Internet, often mixing
in the facial features of historical and contemporary public figures such as George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein and Elvis Presley, heads from paintings
by Gustav Klimt, and Diego Velazquez, rap stars such as Snoop Dogg, Juvenile and
Xzibit, and Chadsey's own father, brother, and sisters. Chadsey’s subjects blend
fashion (both high and hip-hop) and images of youth culture and gay life (found via
Internet sites) to create humorous subjects and disconcerting scenes that challe
nge our ability to read the signs of masculinity, femininity, race, attitude, and
expression. Chadsey’s images make powerful statements on the hybrid nature of
contemporary culture.
TCM has published a catalogue for the exhibition Boys in the Band: Geoffrey Chadsey
Drawings 1998-2006 which is available in the Museum Shop. The 40-page publication
includes a conversation between the artist and James Jensen, curator of the
exhibition; an essay by David A. M. Goldberg; and a list of the 37 works in the
exhibition, many of which are illustrated in color.
About the Museum
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, is the only museum in the state of Hawai‘i
devoted exclusively to contemporary art. TCM provides an accessible forum for
provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists
in a unique Island environment. TCM presents its innovative exhibition and education
programs at two venues: in residential Honolulu at the historic Cooke-Spalding
house, and downtown at First Hawaiian Center.
The Contemporary Museum
2411 Makiki Heights Drive - Honolulu