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BEVERLY SEMMES
Green Shoe, 2024Acrylic over photograph printed on canvas73 x 49 1/4 x 2 in.Copyright The ArtistPhoto: Jason Mandella$ 30,000.00Beverly Semmes, collages found pornographic imagery to protect and explore the autonomy of the model. Scaling her FRP's (Feminist Responsibility Project) up from their magazine-sized origins, the paintings dwarf the...Beverly Semmes, collages found pornographic imagery to protect and explore the autonomy of the model. Scaling her FRP's (Feminist Responsibility Project) up from their magazine-sized origins, the paintings dwarf the viewer, adding new layers of power and presence to the compositions. Intimate studies of the female form that graced Penthouse's glossy pages become near-life-sized, forcing the viewer to reconcile their elevation from "low," pornographic beginnings to high-art.Exhibitions
"The Boys Club," Curated by Cortney Connolly, at Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC. 5 December 2024 - 25 January 2025.
"Beverly Semmes: Cut Paste," Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, 25 April 2024 - 1 June 2024.
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