ISLANDS OF THE LOST SEA
ISLANDS OF THE LOST SEA
ISLAND STATES
Press Release:
Tops Gallery
400 South Front St, Memphis, TN
April 23rd – June 11th, 2016
Tops Gallery welcomes you to Island States, a group show of free-standing sculpture curated by Corinne Jones. Island States is conceived as a constellation of independent bodies that have a distinct presence of “standing”, each one an embodiment and symbol of autonomy. The operative gesture of “standing up” or “standing for” is a present-day measure of asserting one’s beliefs. While the works apply diverse materials to disparate ends, they share a common attribute, an emblematic economy which acts on the viewer’s recognition of the signs in each form. Each sculpture is its own autonomous ‘island’ and symbolic ‘flag’. Taken together, the configuration of forms represents a loose federation of self- determined states of being.
The contributing artists that make up Island States are: Jim Buchman, LaKela Brown, Josef Bull, Renee Delosh, Anne Eastman, Derek Fordjour, Corinne Jones, Brad Kahlhamer, Seth Kelly, Robbie McDonald, Terri Phillips, and Mariah Robertson.
Reviews:
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Next Level Figure 12," 2014, Brad Kahlhamer,"États," 2016, Anne Eastman, "Soul Blueprint," 2016, Terri Phillips, "Topdog," 2016, Derek Fordjour
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Tropical Staycation," 2016, Renee Delosh, "Ground Beneath My Feet," 2016, LaKela Brown, "Next Level Figure 12," 2014, Brad Kahlhamer, "États," 2016, Anne Eastman, "Soul Blueprint," 2016, Terri Phillips, "Topdog," 2016, Derek Fordjour, "Verticalandscape," 2000, Seth Kelly, "222," 2012, Mariah Robertson
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "222," 2012, Mariah Robertson, "États," 2016, Anne Eastman, "Tropical Staycation," 2016, Renee Delosh, "Ground Beneath My Feet," 2016, LaKela Brown
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "222," 2012, Mariah Robertson, "États," 2016, Anne Eastman, "Tropical Staycation," 2016, Renee Delosh, "Ground Beneath My Feet," 2016, LaKela Brown
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Sustainable Earth (by Staples)," 2016, Josef Bull
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Strange Loop," 2016, Robbie McDonald
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Zoe" 2016, Jim Buchman
Installation view: ISLAND STATES: "Reel asTime Emits a Leer," Video Still, 2016, Anne Eastman
Installation view: "Res Nullius Sundial II"(3:30), 2016, Corinne Jones, paint on concrete, Huling Avenue, Memphis, TN, 60" diameter