Lucas Samaras, Hook and Ribbon, 1972, silkscreen in colors on paper, 32 x 21.5in Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 Lucas Samaras is a Greek immigrant artist who explored themes of Surrealism and Expressionism. During his time studying at Rutgers University and Columbia University, Samaras dove into his own self-investigation. He created many self portraits using pastels to create different textures, eventually moving into the use of found objects to create abstract self-depictions. Samaras dove into self-investigation while he was in school, and themes of self-discovery and identity have driven his art since then. Entering a Surrealist domain, Samaras plays...
Read More
News
Yasumasa Morimura, (Japanese, b. 1951) An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Gift 2), 2001 Chromogenic Print 46.5x37 inches Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo is a series of photographs by the renowned Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura. This series of works pay homage to the life and work of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, bringing her to life in iconic self-portraits with an imaginative and thought-provoking twist. In this print, we can see the artist himself dress up as Frida Kahlo. He is standing, looking straight at the audience, and holding hands with a hand...
Read More
Derrick Adams (American, 1970-) Style Variation 4 (Beard), 2020 Screen print, archival inkjet, and acrylic gloss varnish on Somerset museum eag eadiant white paper 27 x 20 in Gallery Purchase Derrick Adams is a multimedia and multi-disciplinary artist working out of Brooklyn, NY. He is known for working in a broad spectrum of mediums such as painting, collage, and sculpture, as well performance, video, and sound installations. Common epithets in his work are geometric characters with swaths of flat color, like in Style Variation 4 (Beard). Themes of Black Americans at leisure and in joyful states are also common, as...
Read More
A few weeks ago, gallery intern Kaiyan Wang had the honor to interview Davidson alum Alex Locke ‘10. Alex is currently the Head of Client Strategy for the Americas in the 20th and 21st Century Art division at Christie’s. He undertakes this leadership role in one of the world's top auction houses with years of experience in the art industry. After majoring in art history at Davidson, he graduated from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in 2011, and started his 12 year career in the art auction business. His story demonstrates the power of persistence and the importance of following your...
Read More
Jacolby Satterwhite, (American, b. 1986) Avenue B, 2018-19 2- channel HD color video and 3D animation with sound RT: 20:38 Jacolby Satterwhite's Avenue B, now on display in the Smith Gallery, is a part of his Birds in Paradise suite. This work may be considered a posthumous collaboration with his mother, Patricia, who used creative practices such as drawing and singing to cope with her schizophrenia. As a part of the Bird in Paradise suite, much of the imagery in Avenue B is derived from these drawings. Purple is a reoccurring color in Satterwhite's work, as a presentation of womanism...
Read More