Corporeality opening Oct. 17th

Corporeality

October 17-November 15, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct 17th 7-9 PM
Bushwick Crawl: Saturday, Oct 24th, 6-10PM

Lumenhouse exhibition space is pleased to present Corporeality. Co-curated by Aurora Robson and Mariko Tanaka, this exhibition features works by four emerging figurative artists: Katharyn LaRanger, Jon Nissenbaum, Emily Orling, and Stephen Workman.

The work in Corporeality examines states of the physical self through transfiguration and metamorphosis of the corporeal body. Katharyn LaRanger’s works on paper veil a seething emotional intensity in her intricate compositions of women's bodies. Jon Nissenbaum’s oil painting, Shreveport Woman, renders a real life news story of police brutality into a haunting modern day portrait. Emily Orling’s darkly evocative work explores the synergy of Siamese twins. Stephen Workman portraits of entwined bodies explore the physical elements of the human form.


For more information visit: lumenhouse.com or call 718-942-5395, or contact: Aurora Robson T: 718.942.5395 E: info@lumenhouse.com.

DIRECTIONS

There are driving directions on their website, but if you'd taking the subway, it looks like you have to tke the j to flushing. Exit near intersection of Broadway and Flushing Ave. Start out going east on Flushing Ave. then turn right onto Beaver Street.

Princesses

My princess series springs from the idea of the perfect woman, and the way women are portrayed as role models in today's society. The princess is beautiful and quiet and submissive. She takes what punishment she is given because she knows she deserves it. She is waiting for her prince to find her. She can't walk, she can't speak, and people look up to her because they feel bad for her, and they admire her self-restraint. She is always sorry, and she is always beautiful.

The idea that women should be clean and small and mutable really speaks to me of the power they must have. Women are fleshy, walking, talking, human-making machines, and all things fertile are also dirty, bloody, and open. There is no privacy in womanhood, and that idea is not always an easy thing to deal with.