Dorothy Iannone
Metaphor, 2009
Painting - Acrylic on wood
190 x 150 cm (74.8 x 59.06 in)
Igbo, Nigeria
Agbogho Mmuo Mask, c. 19th century
Mask - Wood and pigments
37 x 17 x 37.5 cm (14.57 x 6.69 x 14.76 in)
Nok, Nigeria
Male Figure, 1st cent. BC - 5th cent. AD
Sculpture - Terracotta
65 cm (25.59 in)
Alex Da Corte
Peanut Butter a la Mode, 2015
Painting - Foam, spray paint, anodized metal frames, plexi glass, sequin, pins, velvet
142.8 x 142.8 x 3.3 cm (56.22 x 56.22 x 1.3 in)
Courtesy Gio Marconi, Milan
Kaka People, Mbem Area, Western Cameroon
Altar Figure
Sculpture - Wood with darkened and oily sacrificial patina
124.5 x 21 x 23 cm (49.02 x 8.27 x 9.06 in)
Dan, Ivory Coast
Male Mask
Mask - Wood, metal, and patina
25.8 cm (10.16 in)
Dwight Mackintosh
Untitled (Three figures), 1982
Drawing - Tempera and pencil on paper
58.4 x 88.9 cm (23 x 35 in)
Ijo, Nigeria
Male Spirit Figure
Sculpture - Wood, kaolin, and patina
76 cm (29.92 in)
Nok, Nigeria
Male Figure, 2nd cent. BC - 3rd cent. AD
Sculpture - Terracotta
59 x 24 cm (23.23 x 9.45 in)
Athena Papadopoulos
A Rupturing Cesspit, Boogie Woogie, 2016
Painting - Hair dye, lipstick, nail polish, bleach, image transfers, thread and pins on bed sheet over canvas
210 x 200 cm (82.68 x 78.74 in)
Dwight Mackintosh
Untitled, 1988
Drawing - Ink on paper
44.5 x 57.2 cm (17.5 x 22.5 in)
Mumuye, Nigeria
Female Figure
Sculpture - Wood, patina
81 x 16 x 14 cm (31.89 x 6.3 x 5.51 in)
Dan Attoe
Cindy, 2004
Painting - Oil on canvas over MDF
30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in)
Igbo, Nigeria,
Male Figure, c. 1900
Sculpture - Wood and pigments
180 x 29 x 22 cm (70.87 x 11.42 x 8.66 in)
Brian Calvin
Twin Infinitives, 2016
Painting - Acrylic on canvas
177.8 x 142.2 cm (70 x 56 in)
Igbo, Nigeria
Figurative Headdress
Sculpture - Wood, pigments, and crusted patina
76.8 x 23 x 13 cm (30.24 x 9.06 x 5.12 in)
William J. O'Brien
Untitled, 2016
Sculpture - Ceramic
201.9 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (79.5 x 20 x 20 in)
Igbo (Ibeku, Oloro, Olokoro or Ngwa group), Umuahia area, Cross River, Nigeria
Figurative Ogbom Headdress
Sculpture - Wood, brown patina, with metal nails and raffia
103 cm (40.55 in)
Mumuye, Nigeria
Male Figure
Sculpture - Wood, pigment, and patina
75 cm (29.53 in)
Dwight Mackintosh
Untitled, 1984
Drawing - Tempera and graphite on paper
66 x 101.6 cm (26 x 40 in)
Eket, Nigeria
Male headdress
Sculpture - Wood, darkened patina
64 x 17.5 x 14 cm (25.2 x 6.89 x 5.51 in)
Brian Calvin
Blue Eye, 2016
Painting - Acrylic on canvas
177.8 x 142.2 cm (70 x 56 in)
Melike Kara
Untitled, 2016
Painting - Acrylic and oil sticks on canvas
200 x 280 cm (78.74 x 110.24 in)
Igbo, Nigeria (By the Master of the Narrow Face)
Male Figure
Sculpture - Wood, textiles, patina, herbal fiber and metal
165 cm (64.96 in)
Ibibio, Nigeria
Figurative Female Headdress, c. 19th century
Sculpture - Wood, dark patina
49 cm (19.29 in)
Dwight Mackintosh
Untitled (two figures), 1984
Drawing - Tempera and pencil on paper
58.4 x 88.9 cm (23 x 35 in)
Dorothy Iannone
Signs of Love, 1963
Painting - Oil, paper collage, acrylic on canvas
130 x 130 cm (51.18 x 51.18 in)
Bamana or Mossi
Female Figure, late 19th - early 20th century
Sculpture - Wood and natural pigments
47 x 13 x 13 cm (18.5 x 5.12 x 5.12 in)
Mark Flood
Keep It In Shape With A Simple Routine, 1985
Collage on magazine page
34.4 x 21.9 cm (13.54 x 8.62 in) unframed
59 x 46.5 cm (23.22 x 18.3 in) framed
Teke, Democratic Republic of Congo
Male Reliquary Figure, by the Master of the Wedge-Shaped Beard, 19th century or older
Sculpture - Wood, pigments, woven canvas/fabric, "magic charge/"bilongo", patina (base by Kichizô Inagaki (11 Apr. 1876 - May 5 1951)
49 x 11 x 10,5 cm (19.29 x 4.33 x 41.34 in)
WILD STYLE: Exhibition of Figurative Art
Peres Projects is pleased to present Wild Style: Exhibition of Figurative Art, a group exhibition exploring depictions of the human figure by contemporary artists and unidentified African artists active from 200 BC to the present. Wild Style invites the viewer to experience the exhibition in a horizontal as opposed to a vertical manner, where contemporary works of art stand as equals with works from different cultures and periods.
The works on view highlight the invisible link that exists between the mind of the 21st century artist and the minds of artists of prior generations. However, this shared affinity is not to say that the works are actually connected in one way or another. On the contrary, at times the distance may be more profound than the shared affinities between these works and artists, yet by pairing them we may gain new understandings about ourselves, and our fascination with the human form.
A fully illustrated catalog will accompany this exhibition.
Artists:
Dan Attoe
Brian Calvin
Alex Da Corte
Cécile B. Evans
Mark Flood
Donna Huanca
Dorothy Iannone
Melike Kara
Dwight Mackintosh
William J. O’Brien
Athena Papadopoulos
Major works of classic African sculpture:
Bamana or Mossi, Mali or Burkina Faso
Dan, Liberia/Cote d’Ivoire
Eket, Nigeria
Igbo, Nigeria
Ijo, Nigeria
Kaka, Nigeria
Mumuye, Nigeria
Nok, Nigeria
Ogoni, Nigeria
Teke, Democratic Republic of Congo
