Susan Graham "New Gardens"
Schroeder Romero & Shredder
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Susan Graham’s exhibition, "New Gardens", features sculpture, photography and video that use strategies of pattern and decoration to poetically depict the eternal struggle between nature and technology. Central to the exhibition are "Toile Landscape", a large scale installation of Graham’s delicate sugar sculptures, and the intimate porcelain Toile Floating Landscape sculptures. Mimicking the recurring patterns of complex pastoral scenes found on Toile de Jouy, these works depict clusters of invented flora interspersed with industrial structures such as transmission towers, satellite dishes, or even cell phone towers disguised as trees. Charming, delicate and foreboding, each small pastoral scene compresses nature and technology in a bittersweet attempt at reconciliation. Graham’s photographs and videos on view in New Gardens depict skies choked with flocks of airplanes, modern-day birds staking their claim on the atmosphere. These works showcase Graham’s deft touch and ability to evoke rich, multivalent narratives from a few simple, quiet gestures. New Gardens is Graham’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery.
[Image: Susan Graham "Toile Floating Landscape 8" (2011) Glazed porcelain 18 x 9 x 3 in.]
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Schedule
from April 14, 2011 to May 14, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-04-14 from 18:00 to 20:00