Artists Space

Mike Henderson

April 19 – May 19, 1990

Paintings and Drawings
Selected by Connie Butler

An abstract image of two rectangles, one light and one dark, each dotted with a grid of circles. Below this, black text reads, "Mike Henderson, April 19-May 19, Artists Space."
Pamphlet Cover for Mike Henderson, Artists Space, 1990. [An abstract image of two rectangles, one light and one dark, each dotted with a grid of circles. Below this, black text reads, "Mike Henderson, April 19-May 19, Artists Space."]

Clocks, globes, weather maps, crossword puzzles and the written word are some of the images that Mike Henderson incorporates into his paintings and drawings. He engages in a visual investigation of the conventions surrounding these images.

In his exhibition at Artists Space, Mike Henderson uses these seemingly unrelated cultural symbols in puzzling combination. In some cases he executes these images on three-dimensional constructions, calling attention to the artificial nature of this surface-oriented subject matter. With all of the objects represented in the paintings and drawings Henderson's humorous approach exaggerates the difference between the illusion of the surface and the physical and emotional situations that they actually represent.

Mike Henderson Press Release

Mike Henderson Postcard

Artists Space programs are made possible by: the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; AT&T Foundation, Inc., The David Bermant Foundation: Color, Light, Motion, The Bohen Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Horace w. Goldsmith Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc., The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, Inc., The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, The Menemsha Fund, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Betty Parsons Foundation, The Reed Foundation, Inc., The Rockefeller Foundation, The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; American Express Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Group, Inc., General Atlantic Corporation, R.H. Macy and Company, Inc., Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Philip Morris Companies Inc., and U.S. Trust Company of New York; as well as Artwatch, Galleries in Support of Artists Space, Members and numerous Friends.

Additional funding for Artists Space activities has been provided by: Art Dealers Association of America, Inc., Louis A. Bradbury Fund, The Penny McCall Foundation, Motherwell Foundation, Inc., The Pace Gallery, and Payson Enterprises, Inc., among others.

Artists Space is a member of the National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) and the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC).

    A black and white photgraph of four square paintings of clocks in a horizontal line, each showing a different time.
    Mike Henderson, Four Clocks, 1990. Installation view, Artists Space, 1990. Four panels, encaustic on masonite, 19 x 18.5 inches. [A black and white photgraph of four square paintings of clocks in a horizontal line, each showing a different time.]