COUPLE


The couple is the standard social nucleus. In modern Western society, a couple is almost universally considered to be a union of opposites; that is, male and female. The works here, though, foreground the similarities that can exist between the two halves of a union. Many of the works may allude to the stereotypically negative view of same-sex couples as narcissistic, however, these artists also put a positive spin on the phenomenon of recognition, empathy, and identification that can accomapny attraction based as much on similarlity as on difference.
Cary S. Leibowitz/Candyass
Tea Set, 1994
Ceramic
Dimensions variable
Courtesy Michael Klein Gallery

John DeFazio
Top Elf, 1991
Glazed Ceramic
18x12x10"
Courtesy of the artist

Nan Goldin, United States, born 1953, Siobhan and I: sex (black bra), NYC, 1990, Chromogenic color print, 17 x 25"", Courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery and Matthew Marks Gallery

Mike Kelley, United States, born 1954, Dialogue #6 (An Example of Reflection or Absorption), 1991, Mixed media (blanket, stuffed pillow and football, cassette and player), Blanket: 70 x 33-1/2", Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures

John Lindell, United States, born 1956, Symbol Cluster #11, 1993-95, Ink on wall, 42 x 60", Courtesy of the artist

The Kipper Kids, (Brian Routh, aka Harry Kipper) United States, born England 1948, (Martin von Haselberg, aka Harry Kipper) United Staes, born Argentina 1949, Performance, 1979, Videotape, 30 minutes, A Western Front Video Production

Geoffrey Hendricks, United States, born 1931, Wedding Chair for Jill and Ingrid (with photos by Francesco Conz), 1993, Watercolor on Arches, painted wooden chair, brass bells, cotton cloth, 19-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 18-1/4", Collection of Jill Johnston and Ingrid Nyeboe, Photos: Collection of the artist

Gay Power, Volume 1, No. 1, September 1969, Magazine, Lent by the New York Public Library

Gilbert & George, (Gilbert) Austria, born 1943, (George) England, born 1942, Dark Shadow, 1974, Artist's book, 7-1/2 x 5-1/8 x 1", Gift of the Pitesky family in loving memory of Stuart F. Pitesky, Class of 1989

Gilbert & George, (Gilbert) Austria, born 1943, (George) England, born 1942, Letter for Leverkusen, 1969, Document, approx. 8-1/2 x 12", Purchase made possible by a bequest from Therese Bonney, Class of 1916

Richard Prince, United States, born 1949, Untitled, 1980, Set of two Ektacolor prints (portraits of the artist and Cindy Sherman), 20 x 24" each, Lent by Meyer Vaisman

Pruitt & Early, (Pruitt) United States born, 1964, (Early) United States born, 1963, Self-Portraits of the Artists as Dolls, early 1990s, Heat transfer photographs on synthetic fibers, 32 x 12", Courtesy of the artists and 303 Gallery

Geoffrey Hendricks, United States, born 1931, Flux Divorce Box (handmade box #6), 1973 with Flux Divorce Album, Geoff Hendricks and Peter Moore, 1972, and relics of Flux Divorce, Mixed media, 14-1/2 x 20 x 4-1/2"; Album: 12-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 4-1/2" (closed), Collection of the artist

Kevin Larmon, United States, born 1955, Untitled (No. 4), 1985, Oil and mixed media on canvas, 2 panels: 10 x 8" each, Courtesy of the artist and Curt Marcus Gallery

Jasper Johns, United States, born 1930, Ale Cans, 1964, Lithograph, 17-1/2 x 17-5/8", Lent by the Walker Art Center; gift of Judy and Kenneth Dayton, 1988

Kate Millett, United States, born 1934, Living with Rosie Dakota, 1977, Mixed media, 46-3/4 x 42-1/2", Courtesy of the artist

G.B. Jones, Untitled, 1989, Black and white reproduction in J.D.'s, edited by G.B. Jones and Bruce La Bruce, 'Zine, Private collection

Diane Arbus, United States, 1923-1971, Two Friends at Home, New York City, 1965, Gelatin silver print, 20 x 16", Courtesy Jeffrey Fraenkel Gallery

Louise Bourgeois, United States, born France 1911, Tits, 1962-82, Marble, 10 x 21 x 10", Lent by Penny Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser



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