"Implant" Exhibition
1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery
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Organized by The Horticultural Society of New York, "Implant" investigates the intimate bond between artists and plants through the perspective of contemporary art. Ranging from botanically accurate sculptures and paintings, to abstract gestures inspired by flora, to conceptual works suggesting artist/plant collaborations, each work is furthered by the artist's personal connection with plants. Curated by Jodie Vicenta Jacobson "Implant" features works by 45 artists in a wide variety of media, dating from 1865 to 2008. Influenced by horticultural writer Michael Pollan's book, "The Botany of Desire," Jacobson's exhibition concept exposes the plant's power to infiltrate the artist's psyche, eventually immortalizing itself as a work of art.
[Image: Roman Signer "Leiter/Ladder" (1994) Cibachrome print 29.5 x 19.5 in. Courtesy of the artist.]
Media
Schedule
from August 07, 2008 to October 31, 2008
Opening: August 7, 6-8 pm.
Artist(s)
Darren Almond, Lothar Baumgarten, Judith Belzer, Dale Berning, Carol Bove, Stan Brakhage, Julia Margaret Cameron, Ian Campbell, Nick Cave, Caw & Ng, Petter Coffin, Sharon Core, Ann Craven, Tacita Dean, William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Jane Freilicher, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Amy Granat, Zach Harris, Susannah Hewlett, Cartson Höller, Katie Holten, Ellsworth Kelly, Karen Kilimnik, Jude Miller, David Melrose, John O, Hiroko Ohno, Dennis Oppenheim, Edgar Orlaineta, Gabriel Orozco, Guiseppe Penone, Pipilotti Rist, Gino Saccone, Jim Sams, Hiraki Sawa, Roman Signer, Simon Starling, Helen Van Meene, Klaus Weber, James Welling, Carol Woodin, Francesca Woodman