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February 26–June 19, 2010 Kemper at the Crossroads |
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In Ian Davis’s paintings, masses of men—all identically dressed in business suits—stand in ambiguous formations. These mysterious narratives painted on canvas place them variously beside a dam, waiting in a packed auditorium or milling about a gallery. The multitudes of human figures are dwarfed by their surroundings: mountains of audio speakers, art crates or chairs are precariously arranged in towers that seem just about to lose their balance. The viewers of Davis’s scenarios are left to wonder, "Do we wait in anticipation or have we come upon something that has just transpired?" This is the first solo museum exhibition for the New Jersey-based artist. Please join us for the opening reception with Artist Ian Davis, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at Kemper at the Crossroads. Above: Ian Davis, Comeuppance, 2009; acrylic on canvas, 60 x 65 inches |
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May 21–August 8, 2010 Kemper Museum |
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| For decades, Texas-based artist David Bates has chronicled the people and places along America’s bucolic Gulf Coast. Bates, like many Americans, was overwhelmed by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina and its destruction. In David Bates: The Katrina Paintings, the artist boldly addresses Katrina, one of the most severe and inexplicable tragedies of our time and its devastating aftermath. In this series, Bates’ paintings affirm both horror and life and remind us again why art defines our civilizations.
Above: David Bates, The Deluge IV, 2007, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, Courtesy of the Dunn and Brown Company, Dallas, Texas |