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Drawings by Mike!: Mike Kuchar

Past exhibition
September 7 - October 7, 2017
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Mike Kuchar Pool of Desire, 2015 Felt tip pen and ink on paper Image Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Mike Kuchar
Pool of Desire, 2015
Felt tip pen and ink on paper
Image Dimensions:
24 x 18 inches
(60.96 x 45.72 cm)

New York, August 3, 2017— Mike Kuchar, recipient of the United States Artist award in 1993, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017, was born in 1942. His teachers in public school recognized his ability to draw and suggested he attend a high school geared for commercial art because, “fine artists starve!”

 

After graduating from the School of Art and Design in Manhattan, he worked as a ‘retoucher,’ retouching ‘high fashion’ photos for Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and the New York Times fashion magazine while producing his own, low budget 16 mm movies at home, –This swept him into the ‘underground movie’ scene of the 1960s.

 

Later, he moved to California where the ‘underground comics’ movement was in full swing. Mike painted the cover and illustrated three stories for a comic book titled ‘Gay Heart Throbs.’ Editors for other publications saw his work and asked him to contribute to their magazines…And so; Mike got back into drawing pictures! –He still makes movies, but likes to create with pen and brush too, hence; this ‘exhibit’ of original drawings from his private collection that have never been published. [Mike Kuchar]

 

In conjunction with the exhibition, a screening of select films, including Kuchar’s seminal Sins of the Fleshapoids, will be shown at the Core Club Cinema on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 7 p.m. RSVP is required for this event. For more information please contact Nadia Fristensky at rsvp@antonkerngallery.com. The gallery will remain open until 7 p.m prior to the screening.

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List of Works
Installation Views
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Many works presented.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. A few works featured on the third floor.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Four works featured.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Four additional works.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Three drawings featured.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Three more drawings featured.
  • Installation view of Drawings by Mike! a solo show featuring Mike Kuchar's works. Angled shot of many works.
Works
  • Mike Kuchar Pool of Desire, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Pool of Desire, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Spring Break Costume Party, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Spring Break Costume Party, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Facing One's Own Demons, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Facing One's Own Demons, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Poster Boy, 1980-2000's
    Mike Kuchar
    Poster Boy, 1980-2000's
  • Mike Kuchar Play Stations, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Play Stations, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Tenement Tryst, 2017
    Mike Kuchar
    Tenement Tryst, 2017
  • Mike Kuchar Mythology, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Mythology, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Wide Open Spaces, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Wide Open Spaces, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Party Time, 2016-2017
    Mike Kuchar
    Party Time, 2016-2017
  • Mike Kuchar Frontal Attack, 1980-1990's
    Mike Kuchar
    Frontal Attack, 1980-1990's
  • Mike Kuchar Brave, Bold and Bare, 1980-1990's
    Mike Kuchar
    Brave, Bold and Bare, 1980-1990's
  • Mike Kuchar High Adventure, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    High Adventure, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar City Fever, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    City Fever, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Adam's Eden, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Adam's Eden, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Blue Eyes, 1980-2000's
    Mike Kuchar
    Blue Eyes, 1980-2000's
  • Mike Kuchar Rescued!, 2017
    Mike Kuchar
    Rescued!, 2017
  • Mike Kuchar Men Will Be Boys, 2015
    Mike Kuchar
    Men Will Be Boys, 2015
  • Mike Kuchar Pagan's Picnic, 2017
    Mike Kuchar
    Pagan's Picnic, 2017
  • Mike Kuchar High Adventure!, 2017
    Mike Kuchar
    High Adventure!, 2017
  • Mike Kuchar Skinny Dip, 1990-2000's
    Mike Kuchar
    Skinny Dip, 1990-2000's
  • Mike Kuchar Stone Age Swinger, 1980-1990's
    Mike Kuchar
    Stone Age Swinger, 1980-1990's
Press
  • Review: Mike Kuchar

    Ed Halter, 4Columns, September 22, 2017
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  • What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week

    Will Heinrich, The New York Times, September 20, 2017
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  • The Raunchy Splendor of Mike Kuchar’s Dirty Pictures

    Jennifer Krasinski, The Village Voice, September 19, 2017
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  • Interview: Mike Kuchar – Drawings by Mike!

    Chris Stewart, Gayletter, September 12, 2017
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