Kirkeby presented two new brick stone sculptures built in situ at the gallery space, while Weiner exhibited new and
recent text pieces mounted on the gallery walls as well as on the inside walls of one of Kirkeby's sculptures.
Not exact matches
From early photo -
text pieces, where Wilson dressed as a man who is impersonating a woman, to her performances as First Ladies Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush, to her most
recent works, in which Wilson revisited the framework of her early photo -
texts to investigate the role of a woman over 60, Wilson stands as an artist whose strong and humorous voice has endured and remained current through many waves of feminism.
As one traverses the long room that houses the three
recent projects, lights switch from one
piece to the next, flashing over walls covered with large
text, posters, and collages — abounding in heavily leftist political statement.
Thanks to developments in conceptual art in the 1970s, wherein artists, in the lineage of Joseph Kosuth, attempted to distill the artwork into the presentation of words and ideas rather than crafted objects — not to mention the
recent vogue for archival ephemera as exhibition material — artists, curators, and museumgoers are well - acclimated to seeing
pieces of
text on display in museum galleries.
In addition to his
recent work, Gavlak is pleased to present a selection of earlier works from the late 70s, collages with
text and appropriated imagery, works from the 80s when he was a part of the historic Holly Solomon Gallery, blown glass mushrooms, Unicorn horns, and a photo and embroidered
text piece not shown since the mid 90s.
Collier's exhibition includes
recent works from her ongoing series «Women Crying»; two
text - based photographic works based on printed materials originally used in group - therapy and self - analysis; works from her latest series «Crying (Comic)» and «Tears (Comic)»; and a 35 mm slide projection
piece «Women With Cameras (Self Portrait)».
The show included a recently acquired neon
piece by Glenn Ligon and a newly acquired series of photographs by Lorna Simpson from her most
recent body of work, alongside wall drawings by Sol LeWitt, a Mel Bochner
text work - and more.
Recent pieces include the talking «GreenScreenRefrigerator» (2010 - 16), a suite of Samsung products anchored by a sleek black refrigerator that is accompanied by a performance and film which, according to the wall
text, «probes the inner life of the home appliance.»
Things That Happen, their first solo exhibition in London since 2005, comprises both new commissions and
recent works; videos, drawings, sculptures and
text pieces that reveal the artists» characteristic subtle wit and intelligence.
At the Private View, Etchells will present a short improvised performance under the title «Word File (Vitrine)», drawing on and developing the strategies for
text improvisation that he has pursued in
recent years in the full length performance project «A Broadcast / Looping
Pieces» (2014), previously performed at David Roberts Foundation and Hayward Gallery, London, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, KunstenFestivaldesArts, Brussels, Hebbel Theatre, Berlin amongst other places.
As was said in a
recent glowing tribute to Judge C.G. Weeramantry, Lord Diplock said, «Judges make law in bits and
pieces; Authors write entire
texts and make law out of whole cloth».
The» oil soaked rags» fabric
piece looks like the
text / font from the old Ziggy comic strip, circa 1970 - 80's (not the more
recent strip).