Jane Dickson “Seen”
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Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Jane Dickson (b. 1952). This exhibition presents major examples of the artist’s work from across her career, including images of Times Square from the early 80s along with later works, which place Dickson in contemporary counterpoint to earlier artist/observers of New York City such as Edward Hopper and John Sloan.
After graduating from Harvard and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Dickson moved to the Times Square area of New York, where she became immersed in the politically charged 1980’s scene of artists working at the intersection of street art, hip hop, film and installation. She was an early member of the influential artist collective Colab (Collaborative Projects) and Fashion Moda in the South Bronx.
Jane Dickson is known for her iconic depictions of Times Square in the 1980s: its neon bar lights and seedy strip clubs. Her striking paintings of suburban homes, highways, casinos, amusement parks and demolition derbies extend this vision of American spectacle across a broader landscape, revealing the uncanny nature of desire in our shared spaces.
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Schedule
from May 12, 2015 to June 14, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-05-12 from 18:00 to 20:00