R. Blair Sullivan “Lehr”
The West 10th Street Window
[Image: R. Blair Sullivan "Lehr." Courtesy the artist.]
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Time Equities Inc. Art-in-Buildings presents the newest exhibition at the West 10th Window: R. Blair Sullivan, Lehr.
To create his installation, Lehr, Sullivan employs polarizing film to create a vitrine within the already vitrine- like space of the West 10th Window. The polarizing film dramatically distorts the objects behind it: from 5 feet away, the viewer can see a warped image of the objects, but as one gets closer, the objects completely disappear. The mirrored Plexiglas floor further obscures the objects that it reflects, including Sullivan’s signature candle-smoke drawing on the ceiling. The mirrored floor gives the false impression that the vitrine extends deep into the cellar and up into higher floors, giving immense scale to the diminutive window exhibition space. The result is a complex visual space that does not respond in the way a viewer might expect; approaching the window causes the reflections to shrink and eventually disappear, rather than appear larger. Sullivan’s manipulation of materials and objects creates an unexpected and enigmatic feedback loop of visual information.
R. Blair Sullivan extends an experimental approach through material and process to create multi-media artworks that question our habitual manners, shared mythologies, and everyday attractions and actions. His works use specific materials that maintain dual conceptual and physical properties that invite an awe inspiring focus on light, perception, and the body’s limitations. His work has been exhibited at the Reykjavik Living Arts Museum in Iceland, and in New York at MOMA PS1, Marianne Boesky Gallery, The Journal Gallery, and Van DeWeghe Fine Art. He currently lives and works in New York City.
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Schedule
from July 27, 2015 to August 28, 2015