Projects


The Communal Table, June 2014, curated by Björn Meyer-Ebrecht


Andy Cross, Marc Andre Robinson, Ellie Murphy, Marykate Maher, Lars Kremer, Ian Umlauf, Rico Gatson, Danielle Webb, Ben Pederson, Lynn Sullivan, Joy Curtis, and Letha Wilson

Communal Table was an exhibition of sculpture. My idea for the show was to bring together several sculptors who have been in my orbit for the past few years, and who have influenced my thinking about sculpture. The works by 12 artists, small or midsize in scale, were all presented on one big table in the (otherwise empty) studio. The table was my contribution to the show, continuing my interest in creating work that can be seen as both sculpture and utilitarian object. Communal Table was a group show in the truest sense, presenting the works in close proximity to each other, emphasizing relationships and references among the works.

→ Download PDF Documentation

Hrag Vartanian: "The Story of 13 Artists Who Sat Down at a Communal Table", Hyperallergic, May 30th, 2014

Björn Meyer-Ebrecht: "The Communal Table – Danielle Webb, Rico Gatson, Ian Umlauf, and MaryKate Maher"
Culturehall Feature Issue 115, December 2014



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Communal Table, 2014; wood, hardware, acrylic enamel paint; 31 1/2 x 120 x 160 in.; installation view

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Communal Table, 2014; installation view

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Communal Table, 2014; installation view

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Communal Table, 2014; installation view

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Communal Table, 2014; installation view


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Communal Table, 2014; detail view

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Rico Gatson, Mystery Object #5, 2014; spray and latex paint on wood; dimensions variable

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Foreground: Joy Curtis, Untitled, 2014; Hydrocal, wire, and plexiglass mirror; 9 x 9 x 7 in.
Back: Marc Andre Robinson, Not yet titled, 2014; mixed media; 53 x 35 x10 in.
Left: Lynn Sullivan, Wrapped Ships, 2013; plaster, ship model sets; 14 x 16 x 13 in.

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Forground: Letha Wilson, Grand Tetons Concrete Column, 2012; concrete, C-print ,30 x 4.5 x 10 in.
Back: MaryKate Maher, Brooklyn Rubble, 2014; mixed media; 30 x 24 x 18 in.

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Danielle Webb, Polyhaus (after ‘Siedlungshaus im Dessauer Bauhausstil’), 2012;
materials: Polytek Developments Corp. Moldmaking & Casting newsletter (issue No. 22 winter 1997/1998,) and glue.; 7 x 7 x 4 in.

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Ian Umlauf, Teparu: Endlessly (adapted), 2014; mixed Media; dimension variable

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Andy Cross, Pyramid Painting, 2014; oil on canvas on 3 sided wooden pyramid; 13 x 22 x 22 in.

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Lynn Sullivan, Wrapped Ships, 2013; plaster, ship model sets; 14 x 16 x 13 in.

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Ellie Murphy, Untitled (Post), 2014; acrylic yarn, wood, metal, plasticine and plastic; 50 x 30 x 25 in.

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Lars Kremer, HIDE (broken mirror transient reflective), 2014; mixed media; dimensions variable