Harsh Terrain includes contributions by John Baldessari, David Hammons, Thomas Houseago, Whitney Hubbs, Ana Mendieta, Demetrius Oliver, Noah Purifoy and Melanie Schiff. The exhibition is comprised of works that confront rough territories, manifested in various forms: the physicality, the social/political/economic context, the psychological and finally, the visual object itself.
John Baldessari
Elbow Series: CAT, 1999
Inkjet on canvas, folio D process on vinyl, hand lettering, acrylic
84 x 84 x 1.625 in (213.4 x 213.4 x 4.1 cm)
Whitney Hubbs
Untitled, 2009
Black and white photograph
24 x 20 in (61.0 x 50.8 cm)
Whitney Hubbs
Untitled, 2009
Black and white photograph
24 x 20 in (61.0 x 50.8 cm
Melanie Schiff
Mud, 2006
C-print mounted and framed
30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Edition of 3
Noah Purifoy
Strange Fruit, 2009
Feathers on painted wood
60 x 30 x 10 in (152.4 x 76.2 x 25.4 cm)
Ana Mendieta
Alma Silueta en Fuego (Situeta de Cenizas), 1975
Super-8 color, silent film transferred to DVD
Edition of 8
Thomas Houseago
Untitled (Plaster Head on Wood), 2009
Tuf-cal, hemp, iron rebar, California redwood, graphite, charcoal
73 x 20 x 20 in (185.4 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Thomas Houseago
Untitled (Plaster Head on Wood), 2009
Tuf-cal, hemp, iron rebar, California redwood, graphite, charcoal
73 x 20 x 20 in (185.4 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Frida Kahlo
Untitled (Telegram)
Ink on paper
10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Demetrius Oliver
Penumbra, 2008
Digital c-print, anthracite
27.5 x 40.5 in (69.8 x 102.9 cm); 13 x 16 x 9 in (33 x 40.6 x 22.9 cm)
