Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Rat, Real Rhinestone Rat 1, Real Rhinestone Rat 2, 2017. Foil, rhinestones, hot glue, pins, and other media. Courtesy of the artist and Pavel Zoubok Gallery, NYC.
Near & Dear
September 15—October 28, 2017
Curated by Carrie Moyer
Jennifer Paige Cohen
Anoka Faruqee
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Sheila Pepe
Alison Saar
Rachel Stern
William Villalongo
Brian Zegeer
Artist as Culture Producer
Thursday, September 21, 6:30 PM
Paddy Johnson, Kat Kiernen, Sharon Louden, Carrie Moyer, and Austin Thomas in conversation
An Anarchy: Reading in Pavilion for Red Emma
Friday, October 20, 7:00 PM
Readings by Paul Legault and Rachel Stern during EFA Open Studios
"Near & Dear" and Material Culture: Artists as Researchers
Wednesday, October 25, 6:30 PM
Glenn Adamson and Sheila Pepe in conversation
Near & Dear is an intergenerational exhibition that explores amorous connections artists make with signifying materials and objects. This group of eight artists use objects to deliver embodied meaning, from the haptic to the optical to cerebral. All have an investment in a specific material culture and the product of their research takes the form of discrete artifacts.
Left:
Brian Zegeer, The Golden Hour, 2017. Mixed-media installation, digital video. 150 x 108 x 48 in.
Right, on back wall:
Anoka Faruqee, 2016P-16 (Wave), 2016. Acrylic on linen on panel. 22-½ x 22-½ in.
Anoka Faruqee, 2016P-17 (Wave), 2016. Acrylic on linen on panel. 22-½ x 22-½ in.
Right: on front wall:
William Villanongo, Bathing Nymph, 2009. Acrylic paint, paper and velvet flocking on wood panel. 47-½ x 30-¾ in.
Brian Zegeer, The Golden Hour (detail), 2017. Mixed-media installation, digital video. 150 x 108 x 48 in.
Brian Zegeer, The Golden Hour (detail), 2017. Mixed-media installation, digital video. 150 x 108 x 48 in.
Left:
Brian Zegeer, The Golden Hour, 2017. Mixed-media installation, digital video. 150 x 108 x 48 in.
Right:
William Villanongo, Bathing Nymph, 2009. Acrylic paint, paper and velvet flocking on wood panel. 47-½ x 30-¾ in.
Sheila Pepe, CACATOR CAVE MALUM, 2017. Cardboard, wood, readymade and handmade textiles (light). 11 x 19 x 12 feet.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Untitled, early 1970s Plastic wrap, linoleum, glitter, cellophane, staples, acrylic paint, found objects, and other media. 10 x 8 x 10 in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Twinky as a Prima Ballerina (Self-portrait), c. 1967-69. Foil, printed material, linoleum, glitter, cellophane, staples, acrylic paint, found objects, and other media. 9-½ x 7 x 3-½ in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Twinky as Royal Princess (Self-portrait), c. 1967-69. Foil, printed material, linoleum, glitter, cellophane, staples, acrylic paint, found objects, and other media. 10 x 7-½ x 4-½ in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Chalice, c. 1968 Aluminum foil, plastic wrap, holographic tape, pipe cleaners, glitter, staples, colored marker. 13-½ x 6 x 6-½ in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Untitled (Rose Color Glasses), c. 1980s. Pipe cleaners, plastic wrap and wire. 1-½ x 3 x 4 in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Twinky as a Prima Ballerina (Self-portrait), c. 1967-69. Foil, printed material, linoleum, glitter, cellophane, staples, acrylic paint, found objects, and other media. 9-½ x 7 x 3-½ in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Twinky as Royal Princess (Self-portrait), c. 1967-69. Foil, printed material, linoleum, glitter, cellophane, staples, acrylic paint, found objects, and other media. 10 x 7-½ x 4-½ in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Untitled (Rose Color Glasses), c. 1980s. Pipe cleaners, plastic wrap and wire. 1-½ x 3 x 4 in.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Chalice, c. 1968 Aluminum foil, plastic wrap, holographic tape, pipe cleaners, glitter, staples, colored marker. 13-½ x 6 x 6-½ in.
From left to right, on pedestals:
Jennifer Paige Cohen, Pale Pastel Knees, 2017. Skirt, plaster, stucco, fabric collage, 7-½ x 10 x 3 in.
Jennifer Paige Cohen, Hydria with Interior Landscape, 2017. Skirt, plaster, fabric collage. 13 x 8.5 x 5-½ in.
Jennifer Paige Cohen, Shoulder Pad and Teardrop, 2015. Shirt, plaster, lime plaster. 23 x 12-½ x 9 in.
Jennifer Paige Cohen, Red and Blue T-Shirt and Shoulder, 2016 Shirt, plaster, fabric collage. 9-½ x 9-½ x 5-½ in.
Right, on wall:
Alison Saar, Conked, 1997. Woodcut. 20 x 30 inches.
Anoka Faruqee, 2013P-84 (Wave), 2013. Acrylic on linen on panel. 45 x 45 in.
Rachel Stern, Pavilion for Red Emma, 2017. Cyanotype, c-prints, metal, fabric, ribbon, trims, wallpaper and framed translations of Walt Whitman poems by Paul Legault. 5 x 8 x 8 feet.
Rachel Stern, Pavilion for Red Emma (detail), 2017. Cyanotype, c-prints, metal, fabric, ribbon, trims, wallpaper and framed translations of Walt Whitman poems by Paul Legault. 5 x 8 x 8 feet.