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ABOUT UFOS: Peter Coffin, Steve DiBenedetto, Adam McEwen, Richard Prince, Terry Winters,

November 6 - December 20, 2013

ABOUT UFOS: Peter Coffin, Steve DiBenedetto, Adam McEwen, Richard Prince, Terry Winters

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    ABOUT UFOS, Peter Coffin, Steve DiBenedetto, Adam McEwen, Richard Prince, Terry Winters

    Curated by Eneas Capalbo

    Occupying the rear and mezzanine galleries, an exhibition entitled About UFOs brings together the work of five artists who form an engagement with the phenomenon of the “unidentified flying object.” In 1946 the American inventor Arthur M. Young developed his first ideas for the pioneering “psychopter,” which was conceived as a metaphor for the human spirit. Young’s radical questioning of our position within the universe serves as a starting point for the enigmatic works in this exhibition.

    A recent piece by Richard Prince (b. 1940) – a large inkjet on canvas – combines an array of American cartoon imagery with a group of sepia-hued images of flying saucers, while a painting by Steve DiBenedetto (b. 1958) imagines the extraterrestrial within a giddying and hyperactive composition. Peter Coffin’s (b. 1972) addition to this exhibition is a CRT projector that beams three circles of colored light that glide along the wall. As the Red, Green and Blue discs overlap, they produce new colors that are only possible through combining light, referring back to Isaac Newton’s theories on color. Three works by Terry Winters (b. 1949), which are in part a product of the artist’s research studies, present scientific and otherworldly imagery, beguiling and perplexing in equal measure. Adam McEwen’s (b. 1965) circular monochrome object poses questions about our perception of reality, using the material properties of graphite to displace that which is commonplace and familiar. Also presented is one of McEwen’s Atomkraft paintings.

    Arthur M. Young sought to integrate human thought and experience with the realm of science. Similarly, this exhibition presents challenging questions about our universe, as we bravely tackle the unknown.

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    • Adam McEwen Atomkraft No. 4, 2012 acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 in 121.9 x 121.9 cm
      Adam McEwen
      Atomkraft No. 4, 2012
      acrylic on canvas
      48 x 48 in
      121.9 x 121.9 cm
    • Adam McEwen Untitled, 2013 graphite diameter, 9 1/2 in 24.1 cm 2 AP
      Adam McEwen
      Untitled, 2013
      graphite
      diameter, 9 1/2 in
      24.1 cm
      2 AP
    • Peter Coffin Untitled (UFO/Elephants), 2004 digital print 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 in 62.2 x 87.6 cm
      Peter Coffin
      Untitled (UFO/Elephants), 2004
      digital print
      24 1/2 x 34 1/2 in
      62.2 x 87.6 cm
    • Peter Coffin Untitled (RGB), 2008 CRT Projector, DVD 32 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 14 1/4 in 82 x 62 x 36 cm
      Peter Coffin
      Untitled (RGB), 2008
      CRT Projector, DVD
      32 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 14 1/4 in
      82 x 62 x 36 cm
    • Richard Prince Untitled, 1985-2013 inkjet on canvas 76 x 60 in 193 x 152.4 cm
      Richard Prince
      Untitled, 1985-2013
      inkjet on canvas
      76 x 60 in
      193 x 152.4 cm
    • Terry Winters Notebook 265, 2012 collage on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Terry Winters
      Notebook 265, 2012
      collage on paper
      11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
    • Terry Winters Notebook 346, 2013 collage on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Terry Winters
      Notebook 346, 2013
      collage on paper
      11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
    • Terry Winters Notebook 350, 2013 collage on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Terry Winters
      Notebook 350, 2013
      collage on paper
      11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
    • Steve DiBenedetto Multiple Sightings, 2013 oil on linen with tape 77 x 80 in 195.6 x 203.2 cm
      Steve DiBenedetto
      Multiple Sightings, 2013
      oil on linen with tape
      77 x 80 in
      195.6 x 203.2 cm
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    • STEVE DIBENEDETTO

      STEVE DIBENEDETTO

    • TERRY WINTERS

      TERRY WINTERS

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