Eva Hesse, Hannah Wilke : erotic abstraction

Eva Hesse, Hannah Wilke : erotic abstraction /

This exhibition and accompanying book offers the first opportunity to appreciate the resonances between the studio practices of Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke. Growing up in Jewish emigre homes, both artists found themselves drawn to unconventional materials, such as latex, plastics, erasers, and laundr...

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Corporate Author: Acquavella Galleries
Other authors / contributors: Nairne, Eleanor (Curator), Applin, Jo, Findlay, Michael, 1945-, Tobin, Amy, 1989-, Wagner, Anne Middleton, 1949-
Imprint: New York : Acquavella, 2020.
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Hesse, Eva, > 1936-1970 > Exhibitions.
Wilke, Hannah > Exhibitions.
Art, Abstract > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Erotic art > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Hesse, Eva, > 1936-1970.
Wilke, Hannah.
Art, Abstract.
Erotic art.
1900-1999
Exhibition catalogues
The arts
Individual artists
Photography
History of art
Sculpture & carving
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
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Summary:This exhibition and accompanying book offers the first opportunity to appreciate the resonances between the studio practices of Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke. Growing up in Jewish emigre homes, both artists found themselves drawn to unconventional materials, such as latex, plastics, erasers, and laundry lint, which they used to make work that was viscerally related to the body. They shared an interest in repetition to amplify the absurdity of their work. These repeated forms--whether Hesse's spiraling breast or Wilke's labial fold--sought to confront the phallo-centricism of twentieth-century sculpture with a texture that might capture a more intimate, psychologically charged experience. Eleanor Nairne, the curator of the exhibition, writes the lead essay, followed by texts by Jo Applin and Anne Wagner. An extensive chronology by Amy Tobin includes primary-source materials, which bring a new history of how both artists' work sits in relation to the wider New York scene. Also included are excerpts of both artists' writing.00Exhibition: Acquavella Galleries, New York, USA (02.04.-22.05.2020).
Item Description:"This publication accompanies the exhibition Eva Hesse, Hannah Wilke : erotic abstraction on view April 2-May 22, 2020 Acquavella Galleries, 18 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075."--Page 196.
Physical Description:196 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780847868100
0847868109

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