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JENNIFER BARTLETT
CONCEPTUAL CARTOGRAPHY: AFRICA
Chicago - January 30 through March 5, 2004
CHICAGO - Richard Gray Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by Jennifer Bartlett. The exhibition is comprised of nine groups of paintings and drawings inspired by the mapping of African countries: Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mozambique, Republic of Central Africa, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania and Uganda. Bartlett exhibited her first map paintings at Richard Gray Gallery in 2001, exploring the shape of cities in the United States. This new group points to the complicated relationships that exist between countries in Africa, and is perhaps a commentary on the arbitrary nature of the divisions that we use to organize our world. The intricately shaped canvasses reflect the complex nature of the borders between countries, some are organic - following coastlines and rivers, and some are geometric - as in the rigid lines that slice apart neighboring countries and peoples. Bartlett's interest in maps reflects her ongoing exploration of the grid, which she incorporates and then moves away from to juxtapose the organic nature of topography. Richly colored and textured, there is a physical presence to these works. Reinventing the visual clues provided by maps, Jennifer Bartlett has again created her own unique visual vocabulary.
The exhibition travels to Richard Gray Gallery from The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery at Reed College in Portland Oregon, where it was on view in November and December, 2003. A 56-page color catalogue, co-published by both institutions and authored by exhibit curator and Cooley Gallery assistant director Silas Cook and Cooley Gallery director Stephanie Snyder, is available through Richard Gray Gallery.
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Republique du Benin, 2003
Gouache on paper with pencil
19 1/2 x 13 inches
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Republique du Benin, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 21 1/2 inches
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Carte Administrative, Benin, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 x 12 inches
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Porto Novo, Benin, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 24 inches
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Malanville, Benin, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 24 inches
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Republique du Benin, 2003
Oil on canvas
38 x 19 1/2 inches
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
13 x 19 1/4 inches
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 3/4 inches
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 24 inches
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Lake Mwera, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 48 inches
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Oil on canvas
113 x 114 1/2 inches
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Ethiopia, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 1/2 inches
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Ethiopia, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
13 x 19 1/4 inches
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Addis Adaba, Ethiopia, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 x 24 inches
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Mt. Chilalo, Ethiopia, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 x 24 inches
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Goba, Ethiopia, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 x 24 inches
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Ethiopia, 2003
Oil on canvas
74 x 95 inches
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Republique de Guinee, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
13 x 19 inches
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Republique de Guinee, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 1/2 inches
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Carte Administrative de Guinee, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
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Conakry, Guinee, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 inches diameter
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Republique de Guinee, 2003
Oil on canvas
36 x 49 inches
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Mozambique, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
19 1/4 x 13 inches
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Mozambique, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 3/4 inches
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Reserva de Elefantes e des Bufalos, Mozambique, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 inches diameter
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Songo, Mozambique, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
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Unango, Mozambique, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
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Mozambique, 2003
Oil on canvas
105 x 69 inches
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Republic of Central Africa, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
13 x 19 inches
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Republic of Central Africa, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 1/2 inches
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Bangui, Central Africa, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
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Carte Administrative, Central Africa, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
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Yalinga, Central Africa, 2003
Oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 18 inches
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Republic of Central Africa, 2003
Oil on canvas
51 x 79 inches
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Saudi Arabia, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
13 x 19 1/4 inches
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Saudi Arabia, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 1/2 inches
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Ar-Riyad, Saudi Arabia, 2003
Oil on canvas
24 x 48 inches
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Legenda, Saudi Arabia, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
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Saudi Arabia, 2003
Oil on canvas
112 x 128 inches
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The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 24 inches
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Tanzania, 2003
Gouache on paper, pencil
19 1/2 x 13 inches
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Tanzania, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 x 20 1/2 inches
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Serengeti, Tanzania, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 30 inches
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Border Crossing, Tanzania, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
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Tanzania, 2003
Oil on canvas
72 x 62 inches
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Uganda, 2003
Gouache on paper
13 x 19 1/4 inches
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Uganda, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
13 1/4 x 20 3/4 inches
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Kampala, Uganda, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
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Early Expeditions, 2003
Oil on canvas
18 x 30 inches
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Lake George, Uganda, 2003
Oil on canvas
12 inches diameter
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Uganda, 2003
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
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