| KnowirdsJanuary 11, 2007- February 10, 2007Reception: January 11, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is very pleased to present a new selection of sculpture and photography by Charles Long that continues his exploration of the mysticism of the found object and its juxtaposition with the classical form. Living and working in Los Angeles, Long’s recent exhibitions include The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas: Contemporary Sculpture, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., 2006 (group); 100 Pounds of Clay, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California, 2006 (solo); Gone Formalism, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2006 (group); More Like a Dream Than a Scheme, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI, traveling to SITE Santa Fe 2005 (solo); among others.
Reviews of KnowirdsNew York Times
February 3, 2007 | | Martha Schwendener | | "...Beauty and lyricism prevail in the inadvertent expressionism of the birds’ waste. There’s also a strong hint of subversion in this work. Mr. Long underscores the romantic notion of the artist as a person with specially attuned faculties: only he can find beauty in such unlikely places. At the same time, you imagine the sculptor in his studio, chuckling at the thought of patrons and critics oohing and ahing over his sculptures, only to be told what they are really admiring...." |
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