Paul Thek
22 May - 28 August 2011
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| Paul Thek
Warrior's Arm, 1967
From the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, paint, leather, metal,
wood, resin, and Plexiglas. 9 x 39 x 9 in. (24.1 x 99.1 x 24.1
cm)Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Henry L. Hillman Fund, Mr.
and Mrs. James H. Rich Fund, Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery Fund, A.W.
Mellon Acquisition Endowment Fund, and Tillie and Alexander C. Speyer
Fund for Contemporary Art, 2010.3.
© The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Jason Mandella. |
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PAUL THEK
Diver, a Retrospective
May 22 - August 28, 2011
Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective is the first retrospective in the U.S.
devoted to the legendary American artist Paul Thek (1933–1988). A
sculptor, painter, and one of the earliest artists to create
environments or installations, Thek was first recognized when he showed
his sculpture in New York galleries in the 1960s. These early works,
which he began making in 1964 and called "meat pieces,” resembled flesh
and were encased in Plexiglas boxes that recall minimal sculptures. With
his frequent use of highly perishable materials, Thek accepted the
ephemeral nature of his works—and was aware, as writer Gary Indiana has
noted, of "a sense of our own transience and that of everything around
us.” With loans of work never before seen in the U.S., this exhibition
is intended to introduce Thek to a broader American audience.
Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective is co-organized by Elisabeth Sussman,
curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum
of American Art, and Lynn Zelevansky, the Henry J. Heinz II Director of
the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
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