"In the No" Exhibition
Andrew Edlin Gallery
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"In the No" examines artists who navigate the gray areas between the art-informed and the uninitiated. In one sense, Outsider Art is an art of not knowing: a not-knowing as opposed to an unlearning. The best of Outsider Art hits a high note, achieves a raw moment. Once contact with the world of art is made however, this innate state of not-knowing can sometimes morph into a professionalized naiveté. Conversely, trained artists often labor to forget the opinions of their professors and classmates. The expectations of their peers weigh on them, making them reluctant to take chances. Outsider artists don't function within the same kind of community- there is no Outsider "school". Their art-making is more isolated, and when their work enters the gallery or museum they are forced out of their comfort zones.
[Image: Charles Steffen "Giant Nude Among Crokis" colored pencil on brown wrapping paper 53 x 38 in.]
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Schedule
from May 14, 2009 to July 25, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-05-14 from 18:00 to 20:00