Eva Hesse, Hannah Wilke : erotic abstraction
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Eva Hesse, Hannah Wilke : erotic abstraction
Acquavella Galleries : distributed by Rizzoli International Publications, c2020
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Catalogue of the exhibition held at Acquavella Galleries, New York, Apr. 2-May 22, 2020
Contents of Works
- More or less human, but alive : the work of Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke / Eleanor Nairne
- Eva Hesse materialbilder / Anne Wagner
- Hannah Wilke's agreeable objects / Jo Applin
- Hannah / Michael Findlay
- Chronology / Amy Tobin
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
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