Ana Benaroya
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Installation view of “Person(a)” at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, 2022
Person(a)
June 30 - July 29, 2022
Opening: Thursday, June 30th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venus Over Manhattan
55 Great Jones Stree
New York, NY 10012
(New York, NY) – Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to present PERSON(A) a group exhibition exploring multifarious interpretations of autobiography. Through various modes of expression, both figurative and abstracted, the works featured contend with identity as explored and expressed through diverse means including in depictions of objects, avatars, interiors, and environments. Complicating notions of the locus of selfhood by decentering the axiomatic “self-portrait” these works typify the anamorphic and multifaceted nature of identity. Through these distinctive articulations mining the autobiographical becomes a portal for meditation on notions of subjecthood and experience.
Through their varied approaches each of the twenty-four artists illuminate essential aspects of the lived experience, gesturing through their idiosyncrasies to both the deeply personal as well as the universal. Anastasia Bay’s work evokes mythological and ancient figurative depictions, amalgamating art historical sources and creating a unique visual language that feels both timeless and utterly contemporary. In a radically different style Scott Kahn offers remarkable phycological impressions, wedding personal memories with a modernist imagination. Kahn’s Oasis is a metaphysical portrait, part seascape part domestic interior, that personifies the artists inner life.
A venerable colorist and remarkable chronicler of the poetic moments found in the quotidian March Avery’s paintings are quietly emotive evocations of precious domestic scenes, country landscapes and interiors. Her work, Out of Sea, is stirring in its simplicity and intimacy, paired down to the most essential elements of color and form, with a gestural marine expanse that offers a profound almost abstract sense of resolve.
Returning to the personified form Alina Perez and Jo Messer offer forceful, vigorously realized depictions of the body that oscillate at turns between figuration and abstraction. Both works carry an erotic evanescence and invite close looking to parse there many intricacies.
Through different means each artist explores the possibilities and tensions of representation, successfully wedding aspects of multiple styles to arrive at their own utterly unique renderings. This exhibition will take place at the gallery’s space in downtown Manhattan, located at 55 Great Jones Street.
Featured Artists: Ana Benaroya, Gideon Appah, March Avery, Anastasia Bay, Katherine Bernhardt, Katherine Bradford, Chelsea Culprit, David Rappeneau, Alexandre Diop, Dustin Hodges, Scott Kahn, Susumu Kamijo, Emma Kohlmann, Sophie Larrimore, Mike Lee, Chris Martin, Jo Messer, Sean Norvet, Alina Perez, Adrianne Rubenstein, Sarah Slappey, Uman, Trude Viken, Jamie Williams
For additional information about the exhibition and availability, please contact the gallery at info@venusovermanhattan.com
Gideon Appah, "Matilda 2," 2021. Oil on canvas; 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in (80 x 60 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
March Avery, "Out of Sea," 1964. Oil on canvas; 42 x 48 in (106.7 x 121.9 cm). Courtesy the artist, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Anastasia Bay, "Yellow Caryatids," 2022. Oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas; 78 3/4 x 63 in (200 x 160 cm). Courtesy the artist, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Ana Benaroya, "The Falcon and Her Shadow," 2022. Spray paint and oil paint on canvas; 40 x 47 in (101.6 x 119.4 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Katherine Bernhardt, "Untitled," 2022. Acrylic on paper; 39 ½ × 26 in (100.33 × 66.04 cm). Courtesy the artist, Canada, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Katherine Bradford, "Birthday Breakfast," 2021. Acrylic on canvas; 25 x 22 in (63.5 x 55.9 cm). Courtesy the artist, Canada, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Chelsea Culprit, "Noctámbula as Self-Perpetuating Perpetual Motion Machine," 2022. Oil and acrylic on canvas; 68 x 42 x 2 in (172.72 x 106.68 x 5.08 cm). Courtesy the artist, Queer Thoughts, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Alexandre Diop, "Crimes et châtiments," 2019. Oil, tempera, metal, wood, plastics, leather on wood; 51 1/4 x 38 1/2 in (130 x 98 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Dustin Hodges, "LEP_40," TBD. Oil on linen; 60 x 60 in (152.4 x 152.4 cm). Courtesy the artist, 15 Orient, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Scott Kahn, "Oasis," 2001. Oil on linen; 36 x 30 in (91.4 x 76.2 cm). Private Collection. Courtesy Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Susumu Kamijo, "Devotion," 2022. acrylic paint, flashe vinyl paint, charcoal and graphite on canvas; 20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Emma Kohlmann, "Geminille," 2022. Raw canvas and acrylic paint; 60 x 80 in (152.4 x 203.2 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Emma Kohlmann, "Red bird follows me like a shadow," 2022. Acrylic on linen, with artist made frame ; 60 x 50 in (152.4 x 127 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Sophie Larrimore, "White Rock ," 2022. Acrylic and water soluble crayon on unprimed linen; 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Mike Lee, "Nightcap," 2022. Oil on canvas; 20 x 25 in (50.8 x 63.5 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Chris Martin, "Snake Puma Condor #5," 2015. Oil, acrylic, glitter on canvas; 64 x 59 in (162.6 x 149.9 cm). Courtesy the artist, Anton Kern, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Jo Messer, "To be outside later," 2022. Oil on panel; 14 x 11 x 1 1/2 in (35.6 x 27.9 x 3.8 cm). Courtesy the artist, 56 Henry, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Sean Norvet, "HGTV," 2022. Oil on canvas; 48 x 40 in (121.9 x 101.6 cm). Courtesy the artist, Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Alina Perez, "Scissoring is Real," 2022. Charcoal on paper; 26 1/2 x 21 in (67.3 x 53.3 cm). Courtesy the artist, DELI Gallery, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
David Rappeneau, "Untitled," 2017. Acrylic, ballpoint pen, pencil, charcoal pencil on paper; 15 3/4 x 11 in (40 x 27.9 cm). Courtesy the artist, Queer Thoughts, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Adrianne Rubenstein, "Bake Sale," 2022. Oil on panel; 56 x 48 in (142.2 x 121.9 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Sarah Slappey, "Prick and Pierce," 2022. Oil and acrylic on canvas; 28 x 26 in (71.1 x 66 cm). Courtesy the artist, Sargents Daughters, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Uman, "Mas mas in my garden," 2021. oil, acrylic, oil stick and enamel on canvas with artist frame; 74 x 74 in (188 x 188 cm). Courtesy the artist, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Trude Viken, "Gentle Touch," 2022. Oil on canvas; 51 1/8 x 47 1/4 in (130 x 120 cm). Courtesy the artist, Fortnight Institute, New York, and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.
Jamie Gray Williams, "Erotic Composition," 2021. Oil and acrylic on canvas; 72 1/2 x 50 in (184.2 x 127 cm). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.