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2col felix
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (Cuba, 1957â1996), Untitled (Alice B. Tokiasâ and Gertrude Steinâs Grave, Paris), 1992, framed C-print, 29¼ by 36¼ inches, image size 153/5 by 35 by 23¼ inches, edition of 4, 1 AP. âPeter Muscato photo, ©The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
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FOR 8/8 âIMPLANTâ SHOWS 45 ARTISTS AT UBS ART GALLERY W/1 CUT
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NEW YORK CITY â A new exhibition at The UBS Art Gallery investigates the intimate bond between artists and plants through the perspective of contemporary art. On view through October 31 and organized by The Horticultural Society of New York, âImplantâ will present the work of 45 artists, including Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Pipilotti Rist, Peter Coffin and Tacita Dean. Ranging from botanically accurate sculptures and paintings to abstract gestures inspired by flora to conceptual works suggesting artist/plant collaborations, each work is furthered by the artistâs personal connection with plants.
Curated by Jodie Vicenta Jacobson of The Horticultural Society of New York, âImplantâ features works in a wide variety of media, including photography, painting, works on paper, sculpture, video, film and sound, dating from 1865 to 2008. Influenced by horticultural writer Michael Pollanâs book, The Botany of Desire, Jacobsonâs exhibition concept exposes the plantâs power to infiltrate the artistâs psyche, eventually immortalizing itself as a work of art.
One highlight of the exhibition is a work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (Cuban, 1957â1996) that employs flowering plants to symbolize identity, sexuality and mortality. This complex set of associations is at work in Gonzalez-Torresâ photograph Untitled (Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Steinâs Grave, Paris). Without a point of reference, the composition of flowers and plants can be interpreted simply as a beautiful picture or a conceptual gesture, as a celebration or a memorial.
A pair of photographs by Pipilotti Rist (Swiss, b 1962), âUnfrisiert mit Schneeblumen,â is dreamlike, depicting a silhouette of a womanâs hair and a detail of magnolia flowers, offering ephemeral connections between the forms.
Tacita Deanâs (British, b 1965) film stills of African baobab trees address obsolescence and its relationship to nature, while representational paintings by Jane Freilicher (American, b 1924) and Ann Craven (American) demonstrate the hauntingly seductive quality of flowers and the landscape. Robert Gover (American, b 1954) takes the theme of seduction a step further by literally costuming a tree in a dress in an untitled graphite drawing.
The UBS Art Gallery is in the UBS Building at 1285 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st and 52nd Streets). For recorded exhibition information, 212-713-2885.