Photo By Gail
Francis Picabia originally made the features of the pink-faced man featured in The Handsome Pork-Butcher (1924–35) with collaged elements. He used a range of items, including string, measuring tape, and curtain rings. Some years later, he then ripped these items off the canvas — an action that also removed areas of paint, leaving patches of bare canvas visible. During the second phase of the work, Picabia added combs for the hair, and painted in the head and hands of a woman. These dramatic changes reflect his humorous and lighthearted approach to picture-making. By using household objects, the artist’s aim was to merge art with every day life.
Photographed in the Tate Modern Museum in London.
Combs, (2016) By Hassan Sharif (All Photos By Gail)
We were first introduced to the suspended sculptures and assemblage art of Hassan Sharif in the exhibit Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum back in 2014. Right now, Alexander Gray Associates is hosting a exhibit of Sharif’s recent work, featuring sculptures and woven assemblages. Recognized as a pioneer of conceptual art and experimental practice in the United Arab Emirates over the past four decades, Sharif has transgressed traditional frameworks for art making by extending his practice to performance, installation, drawing, painting, and assemblage that integrates ordinary objects as the primary medium. The tapestry-like works in this exhibition are conceptually linked by their relationship with the human body and social structures. Continue reading New Works By Hassan Sharif at Alexander Gray Associates →
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