Ian Davis: Faith in the Future
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Ohio, Kansas, 02/26/2010 - 06/19/2010
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In Ian Davis’s paintings, masses of men—all identically dressed in business suits—stand in ambiguous formations. These mysterious narratives painted on canvas place them variously beside a dam, waiting in a packed auditorium or milling about a gallery. The multitudes of human figures are dwarfed by their surroundings: mountains of audio speakers, art crates or chairs are precariously arranged in towers that seem just about to lose their balance. The viewers of Davis’s scenarios are left to wonder, "Do we wait in anticipation or have we come upon something that has just transpired?" This is the first solo museum exhibition for the New Jersey-based artist.
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In Ian Davis’s paintings, masses of men—all identically dressed in business suits—stand in ambiguous formations. These mysterious narratives painted on canvas place them variously beside a dam, waiting in a packed auditorium or milling about a gallery. The multitudes of human figures are dwarfed by their surroundings: mountains of audio speakers, art crates or chairs are precariously arranged in towers that seem just about to lose their balance. The viewers of Davis’s scenarios are left to wonder, "Do we wait in anticipation or have we come upon something that has just transpired?" This is the first solo museum exhibition for the New Jersey-based artist.
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Group exhibition
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