Patrick Webb "Punchinello As Other"
The Painting Center
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The Painting Center presents the one person show in the main gallery: Punchinello As Other, paintings by Patrick Webb. This exhibition marks the fifth New York City solo exhibition of Webb’s ongoing series of paintings representing the experiences of a contemporary version of Punchinello, the Commedia dell’Arte clown (Punchinello’s City, CJG Projects, 2002; Punchinello Works Out, Cortland Jessup Gallery, 1998; Punchinello In America, 55 Mercer Gallery, 1995; Punchinello Paintings, Amos Eno Gallery, 1993). The exhibition will include several large paintings based on themes
familiar to Webb’s work—street scenes, gyms, and interiors. However, new to the work is the extension of the Punchinello character into narratives derived from the Mozart/Da Ponte Operas, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan Tutte. In this new work Webb extends the Punchinello figure into a complex exploration of, among other things, gender, class, desire, and power. As always the paintings are deeply concerned with the imperatives of composition, color and surface.
Webb has exhibited widely, most recently in a 25 year retrospective at the Provincetown Art Museum. He has received numerous awards including the Thomas B. Clarke Award in Painting from the National Academy of Art, 1998; Ingram Merrill Awards in 1995 & 1989, an Art Matters Inc. Fellowship in 1992, and National Endowment Awards in 1988, 1986, & 1982. He is a member of The Painting Center, NYC, and represented by Julie Heller Galleries in Provincetown, MA.
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Schedule
from September 07, 2010 to October 02, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-09-09 from 18:00 to 20:00