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Group Exhibition

Body Building

Chicago

July 6 – August 14, 2015

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Installation Views

Malia Jensen, "Emergency Brake I, " 2009; Jim Lutes, "Escape from Brooklyn," 1995.

Malia Jensen, "Emergency Brake I, " 2009; Jim Lutes, "Escape from Brooklyn," 1995.

L to R: Alex Katz, "Peter," 2008; Judith Rothschild, Untitled, c. 1945; Ellen Lanyon, Untitled, 1964; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 20," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 33," 1955; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1945; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1944-45.

L to R: Alex Katz, "Peter," 2008; Judith Rothschild, Untitled, c. 1945; Ellen Lanyon, Untitled, 1964; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 20," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 33," 1955; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1945; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1944-45.

L to R: Alex Katz, "Peter," 2008; Judith Rothschild, Untitled, c. 1945; Ellen Lanyon, Untitled, 1964; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 20," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 33," 1955; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1945; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1944-45.

L to R: Alex Katz, "Peter," 2008; Judith Rothschild, Untitled, c. 1945; Ellen Lanyon, Untitled, 1964; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 20," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 33," 1955; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1945; Judith Rothschild, Untitled c. 1944-45.

L to R: John Stezaker, "Tabula Rasa XIII," 2006; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 12," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Blue Black," 1945; John Storrs, "Diagonals," 1928.

L to R: John Stezaker, "Tabula Rasa XIII," 2006; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 12," 1955; Jose de Rivera, "Blue Black," 1945; John Storrs, "Diagonals," 1928.

John Stezaker, "Tabula Rasa XIII," 2006; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 12," 1955.

John Stezaker, "Tabula Rasa XIII," 2006; Jose de Rivera, "Working Model No. 12," 1955.

Press Release

Body Building
José de Rivera, Malia Jensen, Alex Katz, David Klamen, Ellen Lanyon, Jim Lutes, Robert Nickle, Judith Rothschild, John Stezaker, John Storrs 
July 6 - August 14, 2015

Richard Gray Gallery announces Body Building, a group exhibition that examines relationships between the human body and the urban architectural environment. The show draws on works from as early as 1917 to show recurring ways that artists use the built environment to interpret the human form, and how the body in turn becomes a lens for architecture.

The exhibition brings together a wide range of artistic perspectives to explore the mergers and the interruptions that occur between body and building. It features works that evoke the vulnerability of the body in the metropolis, such as John Stezaker’s psychologically freighted photo collages depicting human interactions blocked by angular excisions or postcard images of buildings and streets. José de Rivera’s sculptural models evoke architectural precariousness, while Judith Rothschild’s frenetic collaged drawings blend urban geometry with organic form. Taken together, the works point toward escapisms and fantasies that are channeled by the city grid.

Featured Works

John Storrs Diagonals, 1928 Hand-hooked wool rug
Alex Katz, Peter, 2008 Charcoal on paper
John Stezaker, Christ's Entry into Bergen, 2006 Collage
José de Rivera, Working Model No. 12, 1955