Rachel Eulena Williams and Lesley Vance in Non-Objectified
11 May—15 December 2024
Group exhibition at KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY, USA
Non-Objectified presents a dynamic group of works by female artists operating under the umbrella of abstraction. The show’s title is a play on the term ‘non-objective’ painting, coined by by Alexander Rodchenko in 1918. This movement was centered in Europe and created in reaction to centuries of figurative representation, as practiced and espoused in the academies. Non-Objectified is a riff on Rodchenko’s term, a double entendre exploring female artists’ resistance to the objectification of bodies. The show takes the form of a dialogue between works by a cross-generational, international group of artists selected for their varying approaches to abstraction, each variation invoking or involving the body in subtle ways.
Non-Objectified includes a plethora of methodologies, from the gestural expressivity of Abstract Expressionism to geometric and process-based work including staining, spilling, and screen printing, as well as works comprised of textiles, clay, ceramic, and found objects. Situated in the upstairs gallery of the former schoolhouse at Kino Saito, the exhibition is inspired by the legacy of Kikuo Saito, an immigrant artist whose practice focused on abstraction in several styles. Each work selected for the exhibition may be read in relation to his legacy and his vision to create a center that would support and foster similar work.
Participating artists: Anne-Lise Coste, Jamie Diamond, Katy Dove, Klodin Erb, Clare Goodwin, Sherin Guirgis, Jeewi Lee, Sarvane Mary, Rachael Matthews, Pat Passlof, Suzanne Perlman, Brie Ruais, Ilana Savdie, Miriam Schapiro, Dee Shapiro, Jemimia Stehli, Naam Tsabar, Lesley Vance, Camila Varon, Adam Whitecash and Rachel Eulena Williams.