The Crystal Palace
Artists Anya Kielar, Van Hanos, Peter Saul, Johannes VanDerBeek, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Daniel Gordon, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Balthus, Joseph Cornell, Robert Indiana, Ray Johnson, Pierre Roy, Stan VanDerBeek, Dushko Petrovich and Roger White
Dates28 June – 16 August 2014
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The Crystal Palace
Balthus, Joseph Cornell, Daniel Gordon, Van Hanos, Robert Indiana, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Ray Johnson, Anya Kielar, Claes Oldenburg, Dushko Petrovich and Roger White, James Rosenquist, Pierre Roy, Peter Saul, Johannes VanDerBeek, Stan VanDerBeek
June 28 – August 16, 2014
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 28, 6-8 pm
Named after the site of the first World's Fair in London in 1851, and on the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, this exhibition aims to take advantage of New York City's cultural and neighborhood-based diversity in the cacophonous spirit of the Fair, which evolved from focusing on industrialized innovation to a thematic form of cultural exchange.
In an attempt to infuse the growing contemporary art district of the Lower East Side with the historical weight of Upper East Side institutions, Rachel Uffner Gallery will exhibit artwork from the vast archives of Richard L. Feigen & Co., the Estate of Stan VanDerBeek, and additional private lenders, in conjunction with contemporary artists conversing with their fore-bearers in a thoughtful manner. A cross-cultural-pollination is to be formed, spanning over neighborhoods and over time.
The exhibition will include a significant selection of works by Ray Johnson (1927-1995), a complex figure whose re-evaluation in the last decade has shed light on the interrelation of artists and the inherent cross referencing in artistic practices. Also included will be examples of Pop, Surrealism, Figuration, and Expressionism, alongside contemporary artists touching and expanding on some of these themes and movements.
Works
Seated Women
Anya Kielar
2012 · fabric
Untitled (L'abeille)
Joseph Cornell
gouache and colored pencil on paper collage mounted on masonite. Drawing
Untitled (Dear Mae West with Colored Yarn Samples)
Ray Johnson
collage on illustration board. Drawing
Untitled (Peter Beard)
Ray Johnson
collage on illustration board. Drawing
Untitled (Comb, Shelley Duvall, Silhouettes-Wenner, Menil)
Ray Johnson
1974 · collage on cardboard panel. Drawing
Untitled (Blue Bunny with Pop Art 1958)
Ray Johnson
collage on installation board. Drawing
Untitled (Bunny Fence)
Ray Johnson
painted wooden fence
Les Doubles Dames
Anya Kielar
2011 · plaster
Untitled (Bunny Chair)
Ray Johnson
painted metal folding chair
Fireplug
Claes Oldenburg
1968 · painted and varnished hydrocal
Crosshatch and Mutation
James Rosenquist
1986 · color monoprint/lithograph from 1 Plexiglas plate and 14 aluminum plates; printed on white Arches Cover
L'Escalier de la Villa Medici à Rome
Pierre Roy
watercolor and pencil on paper
Rembrandt Duck
Peter Saul
1992 · oil on canvas
Watchdog
Peter Saul
2011 · work on paper with colored pencil and acrylic
Blue Face II
Daniel Gordon
2012 · chromogenic print. Photograph
Zinnias
Daniel Gordon
2011 · chromogenic print
The American Way: Sing
Robert Indiana
1964 · colored pencil on paper. Drawing
Katia
Balthus
pencil on paper. Drawing
Katia dans un fauteuil
Balthus
pencil on paper. Drawing
Dismal Woods
Van Hanos
2010 · oil on canvas
Two views of Kerhonkson
Van Hanos
2010 · oil on canvas
The Right Time
Jamian Juliano-Villani
2014 · acrylic on canvas
Regionalism
Dushko Petrovich and Roger White
2013
Untitled
Johannes VanDerBeek
2013 · paper pulp
Untitled
Johannes VanDerBeek
2013 · paper pulp
Rusty Visage
Johannes VanDerBeek
2014 · metal
A Love I Can Feel
Jamian Juliano-Villani
2014 · acrylic on canvas
Science Friction
Stan VanDerBeek
1959 · collage
A la Mode
Stan VanDerBeek
1958 · collage
Untitled
Stan VanDerBeek
collage on billboard paper. Drawing
Untitled
Stan VanDerBeek
paint rolling on paper. Drawing
Untitled (Facescapes)
Stan VanDerBeek
collage and paint on poster board. Drawing
Untitled
Stan VanDerBeek
collage on billboard paper. Drawing
Untitled
Stan VanDerBeek
collage on billboard. Drawing