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Artists: Hans Aarsman, Olivo Barbieri, Wout Berger, Edward Burtynsky, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ken Fandell, Günther Förg. Ben Gest, Andreas Gursky, Barbara Klemm, Bertien van Manen, Shirin Neshat, Thomas Ruff, Tokihiro Satō, Raghubir Singh, Beat Streuli, Thomas Struth, Sze Tsung, Nicolás Leong, and Massimo Vitali.
Harmony Hammond, “Kong” (1981), cloth, wood, foam rubber, acrylic, gesso, glitter, Dorland’s Wax Medium, charcoal powder, 41 x 74 x 26 inches, Everson Museum of Art, gift of Judith Daner
Made of foam rubber, gesso, glitter, wax and charcoal powder, these wrapped wooden armatures, which have a fantastical quality to them, were conjured up by a line in Monique Wittig’s 1973 novel Le Corps Lesbien (The Lesbian Body), in which she writes, “Cloth covered with latex suggests muscle and tissue.” These “wrapped sculptures” convey a muscular grace, as if Minimalism itself got a camp makeover par elegance.
The Lesbian Tide, May 1972 (image courtesy ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries)
Lesbian contributions to gay life and liberation have long been overshadowed, including in the art world.
Source: Spotlighting Lesbian Artists as Central Players in California’s Queer History
Joe Brainard, “Untitled (Hard Body)” (1977), mixed media on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
One reason Joe Brainard made so many small works was to convey that modesty and ambition were not mutually exclusive.
Jorge Costa, “Hypha – Spitzenkoerper #1” (2018), acrylic and ink on Yupo paper, 76 inches x 100 inches.
from Open Call NXNE 2019, on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center January 12 – March 2, 2019. www.brattleboromuseum.org
Tang Chang, “Untitled” (c. 1975), oil on canvas, 81-7/8 x 96-7/16 in (208 x 245 cm) (courtesy of Thip Sae-tang)
Tang Chang’s first solo US retrospective veers away from the criteria of progress and linearity according to which Western art is typically evaluated.
Susan Bogle Finnegan Memory-Late Night, 2018 Oil on canvas, 24″ x 22″
In the Thicket features paintings and works on paper by artist Susan Bogle Finnegan, who is drawn to the complexities and drama of the natural world.
Curated by Ann Finholt and A. Walter Kendra
April 20 to May 20, 2018
Opening Reception April 21 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.,
preceded by a gallery talk by the artist at 5:00 p.m.
Gallery on the Green
Corner of Down Avenue + Route 44
Canton, Connecticut
Gallery Hours: Friday – Sunday, 1:00 – 5 p.m.
