"Eagles" Exhibition
Marlborough Chelsea
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Comprising both established and emerging artists, EAGLES is a cross-section of dynamic and impactful work that is garnering both critical attention and broad popular appeal in the U.S. There is something distinctly American about the works included, which unifies these selections in unexpected ways and curious configurations. The scale and power of Abstract Expressionism, the topicality and social critique of Pop, the rigor and surfaces of Minimalism, the edgy wit of appropriation, and even a tendency toward the talismanic imagery of the American West are all present.They indicate both a thematic continuum of elegance and grit and a willingness to buck a trendthat has kept the United States at the forefront of artistic production for so many years.
Dan Colen’s ravaged surfaces take a painterly approach while tending to avoid the simple application of paint. Instead, canvases are walked on, abused, stressed, strewn with garbage, and still come off as pure New York School. While both are electrifying, Jacqueline Humphries’s bold canvas makes effective use of the gestural, and stands in contrast to Xylor Jane’s precise and programmatic application of paint. Marfa resident Jeff Elrod stakes out a digital terrain, transferring drawings made on a computer to Texas-sized abstractions, while fellow Texan, Mark Flood expertly walks the tightrope between satire and pure beauty with his lacy compositions.Chris Martin,combines the rough application of newsprint with the refinement of oil paint, while Matthew Chambers toys with the proximity of pure abstraction and stylized, often hilarious figuration.
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Schedule
from November 15, 2012 to November 24, 2012
Artist(s)
Ahmed Alsoudani, Frank Benson, Mike Bouchet, Matthew Chambers, Dan Colen, Ara Dymond, Jeff Elrod, Sam Falls, Mark Flood, Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe, Drew Heitzler, Jacqueline Humphries, Xylor Jane, Matt Johnson, Andrew Kuo, Wes Lang, Robert Lazzarini, Ari Marcopoulos, Chris Martin, Eddie Martinez, Rashaad Newsome, Amanda Ross-Ho, Davina Semo, Colin Snapp, Daniel Turner, Sara VanDerBeek, Marianne Vitale