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Nicole Eisenman

Past exhibition
May 19 - June 25, 2016
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Overview
Nicole Eisenman Another Green World, 2015 Oil on canvas 128 x 106 inches (325.12 x 269.24 cm)
Nicole Eisenman
Another Green World, 2015
Oil on canvas
128 x 106 inches
(325.12 x 269.24 cm)

For their debut exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery, New York artist Nicole Eisenman will present a new body of paintings, a group of drawings and one plaster sculpture. The works range from the monumental to the intimate in size and address day-to-day life in New York City with all its ordinary, unexpected and sometimes marvelous moments. The show will run from May 19 through June 25, 2016 and complements Eisenman's concurrent survey exhibition at the New Museum.

 

Known for their large crowd scenes which all at once conjure up images of indulgent baroque bacchanals and the energetic circumvolution of a contemporary beer garden, their new paintings are of a more intimate nature. Focusing on informal moments shared by friends and lovers, the paintings concentrate on interior spaces and those casual situations that occur only behind closed doors, be that of the studio, a New York apartment or a train compartment. While Another Green Worldmirrors Eisenman’s crowded outdoor beer garden scenes, with various groups of friends interacting in the public domain, Nicole now takes the party indoors, to a safe space where interactions can escalate, relationships can go deeper, and the night can unfurl without fear of a closing time. In Morning Studio, two lovers are pictured in an embrace. Their faces are detailed and familiar; their pose is instantly recognizable as one of comfortable affection. Conversely, Long Distance depicts the very modern romance of long distance companionship, maintained over video-chat. The role of technology is expanded through Weeks on the Train and Subway 2, where commuters distance themselves from those physically around them while connecting through the use of laptops and phones. This theme of intimacy is abruptly broken by the intrusion of the Shooter paintings, which crash through the serenity and jolt the viewer back to ever-present reality.

 

"The exact way of knowing the world that you do with a friend is the theme of much of Eisenman’s new work. [...] Which is part of the blaring, radiant, inside-outness of the Eisenman universe. You could be ‘real’ or Betty Boop. If ‘allegory’ encompasses the travel between these two states, then that is exactly the mode of her work. Because intimacy, even with oneself, is unsettling. With portraits, perhaps this is magnified by the ever-shifting self-apprehension of the subject."

 

— Eileen Myles

 

 

Nicole Eisenman (b.1965, Verdun, France) is a painter and sculptor living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Eisenman is the winner of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation Grant, the 2013 Carnegie Prize and has been included in the Whitney Biennial (1995, 2012). Their work has been the subject of a recent mid-career surveys, Al-ugh-ories, at the New Museum, New York (2016); and Dear Nemesis, Nicole Eisenman 1993-2013, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis (2014), which traveled to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2015) and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (2015). Recent solo shows include Nicole Eisenman’s Seder, The Jewish Museum, New York (2015); and ‘Tis but a scratch’ ‘A scratch?! Your arm’s off!’ ‘No, it isn’t.’, Studio Voltaire, London (2012). They have participated in group exhibitions internationally at the Museum Brandhorst, Munich (2015); The Whitney Museum of American Art (2015); Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg (2015); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2014); and MANIFESTA 10, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (2014). Their work is featured in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and Kunsthalle Zurich, Switzerland, among others. They will be included in the 2016 Le Bienniale de Montreal.

 

Special thanks to Paul Fiore and Soren Hope for expert painterly assistance. And Zanny Allport for being Studio Boss. –N.Eisenman

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List of Works
Installation Views
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Two works shown here.
  • I Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. A few works shown here.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Shot centered on Shooter 1. A few other works pictured.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Six works shown here.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Three additional works.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. A few works shown here.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Long Distance, a work by Eisenman, detailed here.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Two more works presented.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Another Green World and Weeks on the Train featured.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. View of back gallery.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. View of drawings.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. More drawings hung salon-style.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. View of entire back gallery.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Another Green world featured.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Four more drawings,.
  • Installation view of Nicole Eisenman solo show. Onlooker views three works in the main gallery.
Works
  • Nicole Eisenman Subway 2, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Subway 2, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Shooter 1, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Shooter 1, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman One Eye, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    One Eye, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Another Green World, 2015
    Nicole Eisenman
    Another Green World, 2015
  • Nicole Eisenman Weeks on the Train, 2015
    Nicole Eisenman
    Weeks on the Train, 2015
  • Nicole Eisenman Shooter 2, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Shooter 2, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Morning Studio, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Morning Studio, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman TM and Lee, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    TM and Lee, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Long Distance, 2015
    Nicole Eisenman
    Long Distance, 2015
  • Nicole Eisenman Jewelry Tree, 2015
    Nicole Eisenman
    Jewelry Tree, 2015
  • Nicole Eisenman Mr. F Bomb, 2015
    Nicole Eisenman
    Mr. F Bomb, 2015
  • Nicole Eisenman Foghorn II, 2007
    Nicole Eisenman
    Foghorn II, 2007
  • Nicole Eisenman Untitled, 2007
    Nicole Eisenman
    Untitled, 2007
  • Nicole Eisenman Smeary Grime Garden, 2010
    Nicole Eisenman
    Smeary Grime Garden, 2010
  • Nicole Eisenman Foghorn III, 2007
    Nicole Eisenman
    Foghorn III, 2007
  • Nicole Eisenman Is Oakland the Next Brooklyn?, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Is Oakland the Next Brooklyn?, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman The Bottom of the Spaghetti Doesn't Know the Top is Being Sucked Up, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    The Bottom of the Spaghetti Doesn't Know the Top is Being Sucked Up, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Untitled, 2011-2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Untitled, 2011-2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Color of Resentment, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Color of Resentment, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman l'Artiste de Paris, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    l'Artiste de Paris, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Being & Time, 2010
    Nicole Eisenman
    Being & Time, 2010
  • Nicole Eisenman Foghorn I, 2007
    Nicole Eisenman
    Foghorn I, 2007
  • Nicole Eisenman Atelier de le Dray, 1995-2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Atelier de le Dray, 1995-2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Untitled, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Untitled, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Untitled, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Untitled, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Yankee Fan, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Yankee Fan, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Very Beautiful, 2006
    Nicole Eisenman
    Very Beautiful, 2006
  • Nicole Eisenman Untitled, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Untitled, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Go USA, 2011
    Nicole Eisenman
    Go USA, 2011
  • Nicole Eisenman Smoke, 2011
    Nicole Eisenman
    Smoke, 2011
  • Nicole Eisenman Disappointment, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Disappointment, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Man Holding Shadow, 2009
    Nicole Eisenman
    Man Holding Shadow, 2009
  • Nicole Eisenman Mamma Mia, 1995
    Nicole Eisenman
    Mamma Mia, 1995
  • Nicole Eisenman Timberland Toothpic Factory, 1996-2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Timberland Toothpic Factory, 1996-2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Cap'n 'Merica, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Cap'n 'Merica, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman M to F to M to F to M to F to M to F to M to F to M, 2006-2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    M to F to M to F to M to F to M to F to M to F to M, 2006-2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Hairy Situation, 2009
    Nicole Eisenman
    Hairy Situation, 2009
  • Nicole Eisenman Droid, 2011-2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Droid, 2011-2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Cat, 2014
    Nicole Eisenman
    Cat, 2014
  • Nicole Eisenman GOP Gregor, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    GOP Gregor, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Kiss, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Kiss, 2016
  • Nicole Eisenman Walk Together, 2016
    Nicole Eisenman
    Walk Together, 2016
Press
  • Nicole Eisenman

    Tatiana Istomina, Art in America, September 1, 2016
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  • Nicole Eisenman’s Path to Genius

    Barry Schwabsky, The Nation, July 14, 2016
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  • Nicole Eisenman

    Stephen Truax, The Brooklyn Rail, June 23, 2016
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  • Paint Queer, Gender Fluid, Meaning Ambiguous: Nicole Eisenman at Anton Kern

    Dennis Kardon, artcritical, June 22, 2016
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  • New York – Nicole Eisenman at Anton Kern

    Art Observed, June 19, 2016
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  • Brash World View, a Fair Play and Modest Constructs

    Peter Plagens, Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2016
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  • Historical Friction: Nicole Eisenman at the New Museum and Anton Kern, New York 2016

    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews, June 9, 2016
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  • A Truly Great Artist

    John Yau, Hyperallergic, June 5, 2016
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  • Nicole Eisenman, Fluidly Merging Past, Present and Future

    Roberta Smith, The New York Times, June 2, 2016
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