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'Pose and Sculpture', John Armleder, Justin Beal, Trisha Donnelly, Isa Genzken, Julian Göthe, Wade Guyton, Rachel Harrison, Nathan Hylden, Liz Larner, Elfie Semotan, Andro Wekua, Heimo Zobernig, June 30-August 4, 2006. Curated by Daniel Baumann Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York

from left to right
Elfie Semotan, portraits of Benicio Del Toro,, 2002; Bridget Hall, 1998; Maria Lassnig 2000; Maria Lassnig, 2000; Raymond Pettibon, 2005; Alex Katz, 2003 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")
Liz Larner, Smile, 2006 (Cast Porcelain Epoxy, and Ink, 9-1/2 x 38 x12-1/4, 2006)
Nathan Hylden, Daydream, 2006 (Polished Aluminium and Enamel, 3 x 3 x 3')
Heimo Zobernig, Untitled, 2005 (MDF, Polyester Figure, Mixed Media, 77.6 x 54.7 x 54.7")

Liz Larner, Smile, 2006 (Cast Porcelain Epoxy, and Ink, 9-1/2 x 38 x12-1/4, 2006)

Elfie Semotan, portraits of Benicio Del Toro,, 2002; Bridget Hall, 1998; Maria Lassnig 2000 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

Elfie Semotan, portraits of Maria Lassnig, 2000; Raymond Pettibon, 2005; Alex Katz, 2003 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

Wade Guyton, Untitled Action Sculpture, 2006 (Stainless Steel, Dimensions variable)

Elfie Semotan, portrait Jutta Koether, 2002 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

Elfie Semotan, portrait of Raymond Pettibon, 2005 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

Liz Larner, Smile, 2006 (Cast Porcelain Epoxy, and Ink, 9-1/2 x 38 x12-1/4, 2006)

Nathan Hylden, Daydream, 2006 (Polished Aluminium and Enamel, 3 x 3 x 3')

sculptures from left to right
Rachel Harrison, Schmatte with President, 2006 (Wood, Styroforam, Cement, Acrylic, Scarf, Lincoln Mask, 71 x 21 x 27') --- Heimo Zobernig, Untitled, 2005 (MDF, Polyester Figure, Mixed Media, 77.6 x 54.7 x 54.7") --- Nathan Hylden, Daydream, 2006 (Polished Aluminium and Enamel, 3 x 3 x 3') --- Isa Genzken, Empire/Vampire III-6, 2004 (Mixed Media, 65.75 x 24.8 x 27.56")

Rachel Harrison, Schmatte with President, 2006 (Wood, Styroforam, Cement, Acrylic, Scarf, Lincoln Mask, 71 x 21 x 27')

Sculptures from left to right
Isa Genzken, Empire/Vampire III-6, 2004 (Mixed Media, 65.75 x 24.8 x 27.56") --- Justin Beal, Greenhouse, Goldfinger, 2006 (Concrete Wood, Glass, and Cucumber, 60 x 24 x 28") --- Rachel Harrison, Schmatte with President, 2006 (Wood, Styroforam, Cement, Acrylic, Scarf, Lincoln Mask, 71 x 21 x 27')
On the wall: Elfie Semotan, portraits of Alanis Morisette, 2002, Raymond Pettibon, 2005, Jutta Koether, 2001, Marina Abramovich, 2005, Lilly White, 2001 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

Justin Beal, Greenhouse, Goldfinger, 2006 (Concrete Wood, Glass, and Cucumber, 60 x 24 x 28")

Julian Göthe, This Room is My Castle of Quiet, 2004 (Metal, Fabric, Ostrich Feathers, approx. 250 x 148 x 149 cm)

Isa Genzken, Empire/Vampire III-6, 2004 (Mixed Media, 65.75 x 24.8 x 27.56")

Elfie Semotan, portraits of Marina Abramovich, 2005 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")


Andro Wekua, Untitled, 2006 (Ceramic, 23.62 x 15.75 x 23.62")	John Armleder, Thinkspaceny, Furniture Sculpture, 2006 (8 Utility Tables, 120 x 120")	Elfie Semotan, Elke Krystufek, 2006 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")	Sculptures from left to right Isa Genzken, Empire/Vampire III-16, 2004 (Mixed Media, 65.75 x 23.62 x 18.11) Andro Wekua, Untitled, 2006 (Ceramic, 23.62 x 15.75 x 23.62") John Armleder, Thinkspaceny, Furniture Sculpture, 2006 (8 Utility Tables, 120 x 120") Elfie Semotan, Elke Krystufek, 2006 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")	Isa Genzken, Empire/Vampire III-16, 2004 (Mixed Media, 65.75 x 23.62 x 18.11)	Trisha Donnelly, California, 2004 (8mm film transferred to DVD; 20 Minute Loop)	Trisha Donnelly, California, 2004 (8mm film transferred to DVD; 20 Minute Loop)	Elfie Semotan, Elke Krystufek, 2006 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")	Wade Guyton, 3 Untitled Action Sculptures, 2006 (Stainless Steel, Dimensions variable)	Wade Guyton, Untitled Action Sculpture, 2006 (Stainless Steel, Dimensions variable)	Elfie Semotan, Elke Krystufek, 2006 (Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper, Archival Ultra-Chrome Ink-Jet Prints, 30 x 24")

'Pose and Sculpture' 2006

Pose and sculpture are two terms that, in recent times, elicited nothing so much as derision and contempt: pose for being associated with phony social behavior and inauthenticity; sculpture because it was juxtaposed with an anti-modernist practice. Freestanding sculpture was seen as a form of glorification, illusion, and hierarchy—a way to fetishize permanence rather than reflecting context, contingency, process, and the contemporary world. It wasn’t until early Constructivism and Minimal Art that new forms of sculpture were established. A process-oriented art, one that focused on the viewer and his actual experience of time and space, replaced the traditional face-to-face encounter that had dominated art for centuries. More recently, this important shift culminated in installation art, transforming an emancipatory gesture into a space for the event culture as a commodity.

It is for these reasons—not out of nostalgia or sentimentality—that this year's summer show at Casey Kaplan Gallery focuses on pose and sculpture, to introduce distance in a time obsessed with identification and immersion. Displayed in the gallery’s two spaces are sculptures by John Armleder, Justin Beal, Trisha Donnelly, Isa Genzken, Julian Göthe, Wade Guyton, Rachel Harrison, Nathan Hylden, Liz Larner, Andro Wekua, and Heimo Zobernig. On the walls hang portraits of artists, writers, actors, and musicians by the U.S.-Austrian photographer Elfie Semotan. The portraits reveal the ambiguous relationship between the model and the photographer—a relationship that becomes even more controversial when the artist is put into the role of the object and thus becomes “sculpture.” In this way, pose becomes central not only as an elegant camouflage but as a virtuous expression of contempt. Now the freestanding sculptures don’t face a photographer, but the dubious history of sculpture itself—and, possibly, a skeptical spectator. Standing in front of us with the same self-consciousness that the subject needs posing in front of the camera, they demand the distance necessary to create space for reflection. Daniel Baumann

John Armleder, lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland
Justin Beal, lives and works in Los Angeles
Trisha Donnelly, lives and works in San Francisco
Isa Genzken, lives and works in Cologne, Germany
Julian Göthe, lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Wade Guyton, lives and works in New York
Rachel Harrison, lives and works in New York
Nathan Hylden, lives and works in Los Angeles
Liz Larner, lives and works in Los Angeles
Elfie Semotan, lives and works in New York and Vienna, Austria
Andro Wekua, lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland
Heimo Zobernig, lives and works in Vienna, Austria

POSE AND SCULPTURE ---- catalogue by Nathan Hylden

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