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Man Alive
Group Exhibition Curated by Wendy White, Gallery | Brussels, 12.01 - 15.03.2017

Man Alive: Group Exhibition Curated by Wendy White

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Liz Markus Wildfox USA, 2016 acrylic and collage on canvas 152.4 x 109.22 cm 60 x 43 in
Liz Markus
Wildfox USA, 2016
acrylic and collage on canvas
152.4 x 109.22 cm
60 x 43 in

The figurative painters in Man Alive are leading the charge of redefining canonized subject matter. Jordan Casteel, a keen observer, tells a story of black men’s lives that is not often told in portraiture.

Abstract painters Keltie Ferris, Joanne Greenbaum, and Ruth Root aren’t looking to embellish the foyer or match the sofa, but rather to consistently redefine the boundaries of taste and propriety. Brenna Youngblood tackles identity by way of the everyday object, pushing tactile surfaces against familiar collaged images. And not every important moment comes at high volume, as evidenced by the eerie cast silicon works of Kaari Upson and the subtle oil paintings of Nathlie Provosty. The figurative painters in Man Alive are leading the charge of redefining canonized subject matter. Jordan Casteel, a keen observer, tells a story of black men’s lives that is not often told in portraiture.


Marilyn Minter, once shunned by the art world for being too explicit, deals out a warrior’s critique of representation and consumption. In Mickalene Thomas’ works, black women take the place historically reserved for Western art history’s leading men. 

 

In the crisp, cinematic, photo-based works of Julia Wachtel, appropriation is near weaponized. The bold, raucous paintings of Nina Chanel Abney approach subjects such as police brutality head-on, turning white, male-dominated art historical tropes inside out and upside down. Wendy White’s painting celebrates First Lady Michelle Obama. Rochelle Feinstein highlights the paradox between the viewer’s cognitive and visual responses, while Sue Williams uses high-key perversion to fearlessly distill the decorative and the hardcore.

 

The exhibition takes its title from a phrase originating in the 1800s as an expression of shock or surprise, perhaps indicating that men at sea had found a shipwreck survivor. The artists in Man Alive are drawn together not only by the politics inherent in their work, or activism in their personal life, but also by the stand-alone impact of what they choose to make. They refuse to settle, refuse to be quiet, refuse to make nice. 

 

Man Alive will be accompanied by a hardcover catalog with an essay by Wendy White.

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Works
  • Liz Markus Wildfox USA, 2016 acrylic and collage on canvas 152.4 x 109.22 cm 60 x 43 in
    Liz Markus
    Wildfox USA, 2016
    acrylic and collage on canvas
    152.4 x 109.22 cm
    60 x 43 in
  • Wendy White We Go High, 2016 Inkjet and acrylic on three canvases dibond 182.88 x 153.035 cm 72 x 60 1/4 in
    Wendy White
    We Go High, 2016
    Inkjet and acrylic on three canvases dibond
    182.88 x 153.035 cm
    72 x 60 1/4 in
  • Nathlie Provosty Techniques of Recognition II, 2016 o /l 48.3 x 38.1 cm 19 1/16 x 15 in
    Nathlie Provosty
    Techniques of Recognition II, 2016
    o /l
    48.3 x 38.1 cm
    19 1/16 x 15 in
  • NCA 2015 Agree to Disagree (YES NO)
    Nina Chanel Abney
    Agree to Disagree (YES NO), 2015
    Ultra chrome pigmented print acrylic and
    spray paint on canvas
    142.24 x 142.24 cm
    56 x 56 in
  • JC 2015 Patrick and Omari
    Jordan Casteel
    Patrick and Omari, 2015
    oil on canvas
    182.88 x 137.16 cm
    72 x 54 in
  • JB 2013 Birth of the Universe - Gold Cunt
    Judith Bernstein
    Birth of the Universe: Gold Cunt, 2013
    oil on canvas
    236 x 238 cm
    92 14/16 x 93 11/16 in
  • RR 2015 Untitled
    Ruth Root
    Untitled, 2015
    Fabric Plexiglas enamel paint and spray paint
    226.06 x 233.045 cm
    89 x 91 3/4 in
  • JG 2016 Untitled
    Joanne Greenbaum
    Untitled, 2016
    oil acrylic pencil marker on canvas
    177.8 x 165.1 cm
    70 x 65 in
  • RC 2016 The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Today and Yesterday
    Rosson Crow
    The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Today and Yesterday, 2016
    acrylic spray paint photo transfer and oil on canvas
    152.4 x 121.92 cm
    60 x 48 in
  • 2001_STAY_RF181_01
    Rochelle Feinstein
    Stay, 2001
    cibachrome acrylic /c
    83.82 x 83.82 cm
    33 x 33 in
  • PT 1992 Outer Lhamo Waterfall
    Pat Steir
    Outer Lhamo Waterfall, 1992
    o /c
    287 x 228.6 cm
    112 15/16 x 90 in
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Publications
  • MAN ALIVE

    MAN ALIVE

    Maruani Mercier Gallery, 2017 Book 78 pages
    Publisher: Maruani Mercier Gallery
    ISBN: 978-2-930487-23-6
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