Red Grooms "Dancing"
Marlborough Chelsea
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Five exuberant polychrome sculptures, each measuring more than nine feet tall, capture the romance, energy and history of dance that have inspired Red Grooms since his childhood. An American original, Grooms grew up in Tennessee with the great musical of the 1940s and 1950s and upon his move to New York frequented the New York City Ballet with his friends, the poet and dance critic Edwin Denby, and the photographer Rudy Burckhardt. Grooms's brightly colored sculptures, each with a plethora of Grooms-ian details, depict couples as they perform the dances "Flamenco," "Tango," "Charleston," "Swan Lake," and "The Lindy Hop:" each an ode to a passion for dance.
[Image: Red Grooms "Flamenco Dancers" (2008) enamel on aluminum 148.5 x 96.5 x 36.5 in.]
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from October 15, 2009 to November 14, 2009