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Press Release Checklist Petah Coyne Spring Snow October 27 - December 8, 2001 Opening reception, Saturday, November 3, 2001 Gallery hours: Tuesday- Saturday, 11-6 The Julie Saul Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of new photographic work and a sculptural installation by Petah Coyne, entitled Spring Snow. This is Coyne行 second photographic exhibition in New York, the first was held in 1996. The installation will include fifteen prints and two hanging sculptures from 1996/97 in her characteristic medium of assembled bows, ribbons and birds melded with wax. The photographs convey a sense of youth and energy. The swirling imagery of the black and white prints features tumbling children, gliding brides and debutantes dancing through dreamy space. The subjects relate to the female sculptural figures incorporated into Coyne行 new sculptural work- Madonnas transformed into metaphoric nuns, birds and veiled sirens. This new sculpture will be exhibited concurrently in an exhibition entitled White Rain at the new Galerie Lelong space at 528 West 26th St. from November 3 through December 8. The title Spring Snow was inspired and derived from the Japanese writer Mishima行 final series of novels which were written at a time in his life and concern matters similar to those of Coyne. The artist sees new beginnings in this series- an attempt to capture the freshness and energy of youth- as something remembered in feeling rather than narrative. She also intends for the viewer to bring their own emotional and visual memories to create their own reality in relation to the images. The installation includes prints ranging from small to monumental, creating a sense of moving in and out in the same way that Coyne herself moves around while making photographs. The sculptures, one black, the other white, evoke the duality of all Coyne行 work, a celebration of life joined with a recognition of death and mortality. Coyne sees her photographic work as both independent and linked to her sculpture activity. She has noted that in some ways they function as the drawings relating to the sculpture- both studies and summations. Coyne行 work has been shown extensively in the United States and abroad, including the 2000 Biennial of the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, the Aldrich Museum, Connecticut and a photographic survey appeared at the Weatherspoon Museum at the University of North Carolina in 1997. Images (top to bottom): Installation view "Untitled/black" & "Atlanta Gal" , Untitled: (#1017P-01), (#1048P-01), (#1039P-01), (#1037P-01), (#1026P-01), (#1049P-01), (#1034P-01), (#1028P-00). PETAH COYNE SPRING SNOW OCTOBER 27 - DECEMBER 3, 2001 Entrance: Untitled (#1017P-01), 2001 The Debs, Raphaelite Feet Dancing 17 x 37 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Left of Front Desk Untitled (#1034-01), 2001 The Debs, Tip-Toe Through Bow 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Untitled (#1046P-01), 2001 The Debs, Hanging White/Hanging Black 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Main Gallery: Atlanta Gal (#875S-96/97), 1996-97 67 1/2 x 55 x 38 mixed media sculpture Untitled / black (#856S-96/97), 1997 64 1/2 x 41 x 39 mixed media sculpture Untitled (#1063S-96/97), 1996-97 variable dimensions mixed media floor installation East Wall: Untitled (#1039P-01), 2001 Bridal Series 54 x 35 3/4 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 North Wall Untitled (#1018P-01), 2001 The Debs, One Foot with Hem 19 1/2 x 26 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Untitled (#1040P-01), 2001 Bridal Series, One Leg Hanging 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Untitled (#1041P-01), 2001 Bridal Series, Full Fitted Dress 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Untitled (#1037P-01), 2001 Bridal Series, Back Buttons 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 Untitled (#1048P-01), 2001 The Debs, Black Poodle 37 x 24 1/2 gelatin silver print edition 1/7 top For additional information contact the gallery back |
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