Exposition: Kerry James Marshall – Peintures et cetera
M HKA, Antwerpen
03 October 2013 - 02 February 2014
Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Commissaire de l’exposition: Nav Haq
Kerry James Marshall (°1955, Birmingham, Alabama) est généralement considéré comme l’un des plus grands peintres de sa génération. Son œuvre présente sa vision sur la complexité de la situation afro-américaine et sur les questions persistantes de politique raciale, de représentation culturelle et d’émancipation sociale. Dans une tentative de réconcilier l’identité noire et les images d’idéaux occidentaux, Marshall réunit les deux dans ses peintures, qui exposent des déterminations de l’identité noire au sein d’un cadre historique et dans le contexte de la situation sociopolitique actuelle.
Marshall aborde également l’histoire de l’art : il vise à remplir de son œuvre ce qu’il décrit comme le « vide dans la banque d’images », en soulevant des questions pertinentes sur le auto-maintien du système de l’art et sur les thèmes inhérents de légitimation, de pouvoir et de marginalisation.
Les peintures n’étaient en fait qu’une facette d’une exposition multiforme qui comprenait également la sculpture, la photographie, l’installation, le collage, la vidéo, les impressions, les découpages de photo et le film d’animation. C’était exactement cette richesse esthétique et cette intelligence visuelle que le M HKA a essayé de mettre en évidence dans l’exposition Kerry James Marshall – Peintures et cetera – la plus grande exposition des œuvres de Marshall organisée à ce jour. Peintures et cetera se concentrait sur des idées comme ‘le traitement de l’histoire de l’art’, ‘les notions de beauté’, ‘la banque d’images’, ‘ la commémoration’ et ‘la vie de tous les jours’. L’exposition a montré un aperçu de son monde intérieur d’idées et d’ambitions.
OeuvresMontre artistes
> Kerry James Marshall, Skull Drawing, 1970-1971. Drawing, graphite, paper, 43.2 x 48.3 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled , 1971. Painting, oil, window shade, 76.2 x 60.9 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Brother, 1974. Print, woodcut; ink, paper.
> Kerry James Marshall, Doll Head, 1978. Painting, egg tempera, masonite, 48 x 55 cm .
> Kerry James Marshall, Yellow Quarters, 1979. Painting, collage, board, 51.4 x 46.4 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Nude), 1982. Collage, paper, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Nude), 1982. Collage, paper, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Nat, 1982. Print, woodcut; ink, paper, 17.8 x 12.7 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Atlanta #1, 1982. Collage, paper, 17.8 x 12.7 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, At the End of the Wee Hours, 1984. Collage, paper, 25.4 x 17.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Two Invisible Men Naked, 1985. Painting, two panels, acrylic, paper, 152.4 x 203.2 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, At the End of the Wee Hours, 1986. Collage, paper, 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Dark Angel, 1989. Painting, acrylic, collage, linen, 50.8 x 50.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Dark and Lovely, 1991. Painting, acrylic, collage, linen , 35.5 x 35.5 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Stigma Stigmata, 1992. Painting, acrylic, collage, luan panel, 50.8 x 48.3 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, So This is What You Want?, 1992. Painting, acrylic, collage, canvas , 83.8 x 81.3 cm cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, La Venus Negra, 1992. Painting, oil, paper, canvas, panel, 95.5 x 93 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Slow Dance, 1992-1993. Drawing, mixed media, acrylic, canvas, 191.1 x 188.6 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Shooting Stars, 1994. Photography, 12 colour polaroids, 38.1 x 27.9 cm; 50.8 x 27.9 cm; 43.2 x 38.1 cm; 38.1 x 132.1 cm .
> Kerry James Marshall, Dark and Handsome, 1994. Painting, oil, paper, canvas, 55.9 x 53.3 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Super Model (Female), 1994. Painting, acrylic, pastel, lacquer, paper collage, canvas board , 83 x 76.9 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Lost Boys AKA Black Johnny, 1995. Collage, acrylic, collage, canvas , 61 x 61 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Scout Master, 1996. Painting, acrylic, paper, wood , 104.1 x 101.6 cm .
> Kerry James Marshall, Doppler Incident, 1997. Video, 00:26:30.
> Kerry James Marshall, Souvenir I, 1997. Painting, acrylic, glitter, unstretched canvas, 274 x 396 cm .
> Kerry James Marshall, We Mourn our Loss #4, 1998. Painting, acrylic, glitter, mdf panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Theoretical Video, 1998-1999. Installation, 102 c-prints, 86 x (10.1 x 15.2 cm), 18 x (50.8 x 60.9 cm).
> Kerry James Marshall, Laid to Rest, 1998. Video, 3-channel video installation in loop, 00:05:00.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 1998-1999. Print, ink, paper, 12 x (250 x 122 cm).
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 1999. Print, colored woodcut on paper, a.p. - out of 4 editions, 220 x 1545,6 cm (12 parts, each 250 x 128,3 cm).
> Kerry James Marshall, Dailies, 1999-2000. Mixed Media, 12 lightboxes - 22 framed silkscreen prints, variable dimensions.
> Kerry James Marshall, The Art of Hanging Pictures, 2002. Photography, 101.6 x 121.92 cm, 91.44 x 137.16 cm, 182.88 x 121.92 cm, 96.52 x 111.76 cm, 60.96 x 81.28 cm, 45.72 x 60.96 cm, 40.64 x 40.64 cm, 76.2 x 101.6 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Heirlooms and accessories, 2002. Photography, ink, paper, 3 x (144.7 x 137.7 cm).
> Kerry James Marshall, Black Artist (Studio View), 2002. Photography, inkjet print, paper, 114 x 127 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Gleaning: An Image Reclamation Project, 2003-2013. Video, 00:40:00.
> Kerry James Marshall, Wake, 2003. Installation, 20 plexiglas portrait medallions - 2 black light photographs.
> Kerry James Marshall, Garden Party, 2003. Painting, acrylic, paper, canvas, 304.8 X 304.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Baobab Ensemble, 2003. Mixed Media, milk crates, cinder blocks, found objects, ink-jet prints on paper, variable dimensions.
> Kerry James Marshall, 7 am Sunday Morning, 2003. Painting, acrylic, canvas banner, 304.8 x 548.64 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Vignette #2, 2005. Painting, acrylic, plexiglass, 186 x 155 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Vignette #3, 2005. Painting, acrylic, pvc, 186 x 155 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Vignette #2.75, 2008. Painting, acrylic, pvc, 186 x 155 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Vignette #2.50, 2008. Painting, acrylic, pvc, 186 x 155 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Vignette #2.25, 2008. Object, acrylic, pvc, 186 x 155 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Believed to be a Portrait of David Walker (ca. 1830), 2009. Painting, acrylic, pvc , 97.47 x 78.42 x 5.39 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Nude (Spotlight), 2009. Painting, acrylic, pvc , 155.2 x 184.9 x 7.1 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Red (If They Come in the Morning), 2011. Painting, acrylic, canvas, 244 x 544 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Black Star, 2011. Painting, acrylic, pvc, 182.9 x 152.4 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Tyla, 2012. Print, inkjet print, paper, 80 x 57.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Naomi, 2012. Print, inkjet print, paper, 80 x 57.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Black Christmas, 2012. Print, inkjet print, paper, 147.3 x 116.8 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Black (Untitled), 2012. Painting, acrylic, canvas, 244 x 544 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Alana, 2012. Print, inkjet print, paper, 62 x 44.5 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Green (Untitled), 2012. Painting, acrylic, canvas, 244 x 544 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Cheryl), 2012. Photography, inkjet print, paper, 91.44 x 137.16 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Bottle Tree, 2012. Photography, inktjet print on paper, 114.3 x 139.7 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Kerry James Marshall - Painting and Other Stuff, 2013. Book, ink, paper, 26 x 20.7 cm, 190 p., language : English, publisher : co-published by Ludion, M HKA Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen & other museums, ISBN : 9789461301260/9788480264822.
> Kerry James Marshall, Garden of Delights, 2013. Installation, 20 plexi flowers, variable dimensions.
> Kerry James Marshall, Small Pin-Up (Lens Flare) , 2013. Painting, 76.2 x 60.9 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Small Pin-up (Finger Wag) , 2013. Painting, acrylic, pvc, 76.2 X 60.96 cm.
> Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Club Scene), 2013. Painting, acrylic, glitter, canvas, 304.8 x 548.64 cm.