Hugh Hayden “Border States”

Lisson Gallery (10th Avenue)

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Lisson Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by Texas-born, New York-based artist Hugh Hayden. Hayden’s work investigates natural and artificial means of identification. From early works featuring hair, feathers, tree bark and clothing to recent sculptures created from salvaged Christmas trees, Hayden begins with objects which inherently carry significant associations with societal categorization: race, religion, ethnicity, education, sexuality and the like. This show marks the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery and will feature sculpture created from wood indigenous to the United States and Mexico border, exploring notions of citizenship, manifest destiny and the contested boundaries between people and nations.