The following artists/photographers were included in the show, with the number of prints on view and image details as background. The works of 3 of the artists/photographers originally planned for the exhibit were not on view:
- Adou: 2 gelatin silver prints, 13x16, edition of 10, 2011
- Jeff Bark: 1 digital color print, 33x41, edition of 8, 2007
- Polly Borland: 1 giclee print on German etch paper with felt, 27x20, edition of 15, 2009
- Christopher Bucklow: 1 cibachrome print, 40x60, unique, 2012
- Ana Casas Broda: 1 c-print, 24x36, edition of 5, 2010
- David Dawson: not on view
- Maciek Jasik: 1 giclee print, 30x24, edition of 6, 2012
- Sarah Anne Johnson: 1 pigment print with acrylic inks, 30x20, edition of 3, 2013
- Nadav Kander: 1 chromogenic print, 36x47, edition of 6, 2010
- Kim Joon: 1 digital print, 87x44, edition of 5, 2007
- Bear Kirkpatrick: 1 archival inkjet print, 34x28, edition of 8, 2010
- Mona Kuhn: 1 chromogenic print, 30x30, edition of 8, 2012
- Justine Kurland: 1 c-print, 30x40, edition of 6, 2007
- Christophe Kutner: 1 color pigment print on fiber paper, 24x30, edition of 20, 2009
- Deana Lawson: 1 pigmented inkjet print, 36x34, no edition information, 2007
- Malerie Marder: not on view
- Geir Moseid: not on view
- Mariah Robertson: 1 print, 11x14, unique, 2009
- Jenny Saville/Glen Luchford: 1 chromogenic print, 40x31, no edition information, 1995-1996
- Collier Schorr: 1 collage, 48x43, edition of 2, 2007
- Alec Soth: 1 archival pigment print, 30x40, edition of 10, 2011
- Bill Sullivan: 2 c-prints, 28x21, edition of 3, 2010
- Esther Teichmann: 1 fiber based print hand tinted with inks, 20x24, edition of 3, 2013
- Spencer Tunick: 1 c-print sealed between plexiglas, 30x38, edition of 6, 2009
- Shen Wei: 1 chromogenic print, 30x45, edition of 3, 2011
At its essence, the classical nude has always been about line and form, about the elegant shapes the unadorned human body (male or female) makes when seen from different angles. Even in its contemporary form, this concept still holds true for many artists. Nadav Kander's white on black nude makes the ample curves of his model look like polished marble, while Jenny Saville and Glen Luchford use glass to flatten out the female form into a fleshy distortion. Christopher Bucklow directs light through tiny holes to create nude silhouettes, while Mona Kuhn contributes warm palm tree reflections to her standing nude. The bending legs and folded arms of Sarah Anne Johnson's female nude echo a familiar Weston, aside from the tattoo covered limbs and the hand painted clown nose and ruffled collar which undermine its seriousness; Polly Borland works in a similar manner, starting with a body that is all linear arms and legs and adding on red felt dots over the eyes.
Many of the other works in this show follow a more narrative strain of nude making, where the naked bodies have more context and plausible storyline. This approach ranges from the personal (Shen Wei, Deanna Lawson, Collier Schorr) to the allegorical (Justine Kurland, Jeff Bark, Bear Kirkpatrick), where introspection and intimacy are exchanged for staged scenes and posed groupings. Alec Soth's nude bends over to pick something up in her scraggly suburban back yard, while kids draw all over their mother with markers in Ana Casa Broda's playroom nude, and puzzling narrative scenarios like these turn more exaggerated, surreal and performative in the hands of Adou and Spencer Tunick. Across this diversity of work, the common thread is the vulnerability of the primal human form, where a naked body stands out in an unexpected place.
Collector's POV: The prints in this show are priced as follows:
- Adou: $2500 each
- Jeff Bark: $14000
- Polly Borland: $2800
- Christopher Bucklow: $18000
- Ana Casas Broda: $5100
- David Dawson: not on view
- Maciek Jasik: $3500
- Sarah Anne Johnson: $10300
- Nadav Kander: $12400
- Kim Joon: $27000
- Bear Kirkpatrick: $2800
- Mona Kuhn: $11000
- Justine Kurland: $8500
- Christophe Kutner: $1500
- Deana Lawson: POA
- Malerie Marder: not on view
- Geir Moseid: not on view
- Mariah Robertson: $3500
- Jenny Saville/Glen Luchford: NFS
- Collier Schorr: $24000
- Alec Soth: $12730
- Bill Sullivan: $3500 each
- Esther Teichmann: $4500
- Spencer Tunick: $8400
- Shen Wei: $3900
Rating: * (one star) GOOD (rating system described here)
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