If you haven't already seen it, please check out DEEP. DOWN. DIRTY. at Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy St (New Orleans, LA), through November 8th 2009. Though the show is not quite 100% comprised of winners, it is yet a 100% winning show thanks to the skillful curatorial skills of new Antenna member Robin Atkinson. You will leave with the impression that Antenna has "kicked it up a notch," Emeril style, for the rest of the bourgeoning St. Claude Arts District. Especially titillating are the juicy color explosions of Helen Maurene Cooper's large format inkjet prints of close up scenes of ornately stylized fingernails juxtaposed in and with various goops and baubles. If you missed this month's second-Saturday round of simultaneous St. Claude area openings, it's not too late. Most of these galleries are open on weekend afternoons. This month, there are good offerings a-plenty at most of these galleries, with highlights also at Barrister's Gallery.
If you have seen works at any of the St. Claude area galleries this month, and have critical feedback about what you've seen, please share with us by posting.
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I thought the pieces displayed by Ms. English were great. They are lightweight and fun but also represent a male. I interpreted the pieces as an objectification of the male body. Perhaps men should occasionally be objectified, as women are daily. I love it!
ReplyDeleteFYI: The pieces that Anonymous references are "Knobs, Tools, and Juicers for Girls", and also "for Boys" by Emily English. They are glazed ceramic forms that simultaneously resemble sex toys, and also baby toys such as rattles and pacifiers.
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