Russian Doll
M+B is pleased to announce Russian Doll, a group exhibition on view from July 11 through September 10, 2015. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 11 from 6 - 8 pm.
Participating artists: Kamrooz Aram - Edgar Arceneaux - Patrick Berran - Nayland Blake - Matthew Brandt - Kate Brown - Robert Buck - Phil Chang - John Divola - Jessica Eaton - Roe Ethridge - Frank Haines - Michael Henry Hayden - Whitney Hubbs - Farrah Karapetian - Dwyer Kilcollin - Henry Krinsky - Anthony Lepore - Mark McKnight - Bob Mizer - David Muenzer - Anthony Pearson - Matthew Porter - Alex Prager - Vanessa Prager - Nathaniel Mary Quinn - Jon Rafman - Mariah Robertson - David Benjamin Sherry - Jesse Stecklow - Jeffrey Stuker - Hannah Whitaker
This exhibition presents a broad view of contemporary art strategies, using the conceit of nesting dolls to explore how others' ideas are transmuted into one's own work. Rather than attempting to draw direct relationships between practices, the show deals in variations and multitudes, in the unexpected connections and overlaps found in the work of M+B artists and the artists they have each invited to participate. From video animations that question the indexical nature of photography, to sculptures that navigate the shifting relationship between form and image; in photographs that investigate subjectivity and visual pleasure, and paintings where the mark is translated through multiple processes, the show explores the various approaches and commonalities that can arise in current practices and in relation to art historical precedents. Russian Doll offers the opportunity to consider generative possibilities - of the way in which relationships between artists can allow for an embeddedness of works within works.
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Hannah WhitakerCurtain Glitch, 2015archival pigment print40 x 32 inches
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Kamrooz AramInvited by Hannah WhitakerFrom the series 7000 Years, 2013collage on paper16 x 19 inches
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Phil ChangReplacement Ink for Epson Printers (Red 172201) on Arista II Bright White Medium Weight, Canson Infinity Rag Photographique, Museo Max, Moab Entrada Rag Natural 190 Papers, 2015unique archival pigment print22-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches
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Kate BrownInvited by Phil ChangJust The Facts Ma'am, 2015ink on paper14-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches
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Kate BrownInvitied by Phil ChangEndless Volley, 2015ink on paper14-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches
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Kate BrownInvitied by Phil ChangSwiss Transfer, 2015ink on paper14-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches
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Patrick BerranInvited by Hannah WhitakerUntitled, 2015acrylic and toner on panel20 x 16 inches
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John DivolaInvited by Whitney HubbsR01F07, 1996-97archival pigment print, welded aluminum frame with plexi glazing34-1/2 x 24-1/2 inches
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Roe EthridgeInvited by Matthew PorterThe Pink Bow, 2002chromogenic print30 x 24 inches
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Michael Henry HaydenInvited by Anthony LeporeDraft, 2015acrylic on wood panel11-4/5 x 14-4/5 inches
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Whitney HubbsBody Surrogate (Self Portrait), 2015gelatin silver print20 x 16 inches
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Mark McKnightInvited by Whitney HubbsRiver (from He's Time. I'm Just a Clock), 2015silver gelatin print12-1/2 x 10 inches
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Farrah KarepetianInvited by Matthew BrandtCymbalscape IX, 2015chromogenic photogram from constructed negative, metallic23-1/2 x 24 inches
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Anthony LeporeBlue Print, 2015archival pigment print40 x 52 inches
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Mariah Robertson19, 2009unique chromogenic print20 X 24-3/4 inches
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David Benjamin SherryInvited by Mariah RobertsonTechno Sensual, Los Angeles, California, 2014traditional color darkroom photograph50 x 60 inches
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Bob MizerInvited by Mariah RobertsonGustaf Holmes (With Trophy), Los Angeles, 1951selenium-toned silver gelatin print10 x 8 inches
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Bob MizerInvited by Mariah RobertsonBeau Rouge, Los Angeles, c. 1954silver gelatin print10-1/2 x 8-2/5 inches
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Dwyer KilcollinEmergent Object: Chair VIII, 2015resin and stone with steel armature34 x 17 x 20 inches
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Dwyer KilcollinBouquet, Edda (younger), 2015resin, feldspar, calcium carbonate, quartz, silica, glass, lazurite24 x 18 x 19 inches
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Jeffrey StukerInvited by Dwyer KilcollinFulgora Laternaria, 2015
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David MuenzerInvited by Dwyer KilcollinSconce (Shared Screen, Sandstone), 2015sand, resin, lighting hardware9 x 6-1/2 inches
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David MuenzerInvited by Dwyer KilcollinSconce (Snowden Selfie), 2013porous nylon, lighting hardware8-3/4 x 5-1/4 inches
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Alex PragerUntitled (Parts 2), 2014archival pigment print48 x 32 inches
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Vanessa PragerInvited by Alex PragerRouge, 2015oil on panel12 x 12 inches
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Nathaniel Mary QuinnBang, 2015black charcoal, soft pastel, gouache, oil pastel, oil paint, paint stick, acrylic silver on vellum24-1/2 x 32 inches
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Edgar ArceneauxInvited by Nathaniel Mary QuinnNumber of Intersections, Exercise #49, 2008graphite, dirt, pencil, charcoal and gesso on paper59 x 65-3/5 inches
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Matthew PorterSave My Breath, 2015
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Nayland BlakeInvited by Matthew PorterUntitled, 2002graphite on paper12 x 9 inches
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Robert BuckInvited by Matthew PorterUntitled ("Plains Indian Drawings 1865-1935: Pages from a Visual History" Ed. by Janet Catherine Berlo), 2012graphite, colored pencil and archival tape on signed Canson watercolor paper12 x 14-3/8 inches
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Anthony PearsonInvited by Whitney HubbsUntitled (Plaster Positive), 2013hydrocal in walnut frame59-4/5 x 44 x 4-1/2 inches
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Jessica Eatoncfaal 412, 2014archival pigment print50 x 40 inches
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Matthew BrandtFire Hole Falls 3 C3M3Y2, 2015multi layered duraclear prints processed with Fire Hold Falls water, in LED lightbox frame65-1/4 x 46-1/4 x 2 inches
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Frank HainesInvited by Mariah RobertsonUntitled, 2015stained glass, wood and photocopy paper13 x 10 x 1-1/2 inches
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Jesse StecklowEar Wiggler (LEFT and RIGHT), 2015dried corn, drawing, aluminum, duct fan parts, modified shoebox lid, wood, wire, timerdimensions variableunique
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Henry KrinskyInvited by Jesse Stecklow
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Jon RafmanA Man Digging, 2013single channel HD videoedition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs