BEVERLY SEMMES
Green Shoe, 2024
Acrylic over photograph printed on canvas
73 x 49 1/4 x 2 in.
Copyright The Artist
Photo: Jason Mandella
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...
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.
