Artists Space

Painting as Paradox

November 7 – December 21, 2002

Artists: Simon Aldridge, Ellen Altfest, Augusto Arbizo, Jan Baracz, Roberto Bermejo, Sebastian Blanck, Mark Bradford, Monica Bradley, Jane Callister, Karlos Carcamo, Carolyn Carr, José León Cerrillo, Matt Chansky, Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Elizabeth Conlon, Claire Corey, Maria Cruz, Jay Davis, Andrea DeFlorio, Mary Doherty, Tim Doud, Carl Eckhoff, Benjamin Edwards, Judith Eisler, Karel Funk, Michael Gibson, Frantiska + Tim Gilman, Inaki Gracenea, Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Terry Haggerty, Brad Hampton, Marc Handelman, Perry Hall, Janice Handleman, Ellen Harvey, Millree Hughes, Minako Iwamura, Sunny Kim, Kieren Kinney, Carla Klein, Dorota Kolodziejczyk, Mara Korkola, Sze Tsung Leong, Evan Lintermans, Valentina Loi, Octavius Neveaux, David Nicholson, Odili Donald Odita, Graham Parks, Michael Phelan, Thomas Pihl, Seth Price, Nathaniel Quinn, Blake Rayne, Jessica Rohrer, Gabriela Schutz, James Sheehan, John Tremblay, Anton Vidokle, Kelley Walker, Darren Wardle, Kehinde Wiley, Carrie Yamaoka, Gyoko Yoshida, Brenda Zlamany

A pink book cover opened all the way so that the front and back covers are visible. It is bright pink, with white text on the front cover reading "Painting as Paradox" and "Artists Space." There is an image of a maze in the center of the cover. On the back, a long column on the lefthand side lists artists names.
Painting as Paradox Exhibition Catalogue, Artists Space, 2002. [A pink book cover opened all the way so that the front and back covers are visible. It is bright pink, with white text on the front cover reading "Painting as Paradox" and "Artists Space." There is an image of a maze in the center of the cover. On the back, a long column on the lefthand side lists artists names.]

A painting of a bald man with glasses looking off to the side. He wears a red Lacoste polo shirt.
Tim Doud, 2001. [A painting of a bald man with glasses looking off to the side. He wears a red Lacoste polo shirt.]
A blue-toned image of a room with dozens of beds arranged in rows on platforms surrounded by floor grates. Spots of sunlight filter in through skylights in the ceiling.
Marc Handelman, 2001. [A blue-toned image of a room with dozens of beds arranged in rows on platforms surrounded by floor grates. Spots of sunlight filter in through skylights in the ceiling.]
A painting of five figures seated for a portrait. Their faces are blurred out, and the entire image has been similarly rendered in soft, blurred strokes
Minako Iwamur, Family, 1978. [A painting of five figures seated for a portrait. Their faces are blurred out, and the entire image has been similarly rendered in soft, blurred strokes]
Two paintings arranged side by side, both depicting highways with a blur of car lights and tailights.
Mara Korkola, No Place, 2002. [Two paintings arranged side by side, both depicting highways with a blur of car lights and tailights.]
An oil painting of a colorful city crowded with buildings.
James Sheehan, Halcyon Days, 2000. [An oil painting of a colorful city crowded with buildings.]
A symmetrical image of windowless houses rendered in inverted colors with tones of purple, yellow, and pink.
Darren Wardle, Jailbreak, 2002. [A symmetrical image of windowless houses rendered in inverted colors with tones of purple, yellow, and pink.]
    A yellow print of a person with glasses leaning over and looking forward. Next to him is another person, his hands holding his chest, looking down.
    Frank Dimario, Octavius Neveaux. [A yellow print of a person with glasses leaning over and looking forward. Next to him is another person, his hands holding his chest, looking down.]