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Demographically Speaking- A Figurative Exhibition

Opening  Preview  Party
January 13th    6-10pm

Though the holidays end, the party doesn't have to! 

Lexington Art League is excited to announce the return of our ever-popular figure show with this exclusive evening of art, music, and dancing. The Opening Preview Party for "Demographically Speaking, a Figurative Exhibition" will provide the first look at this evocative exhibition curated by Daniel Pfalzgraf, Chief Curator of the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany, Indiana. Posing the question, 'whose stories are being told in the art world?' the new dimension and unique perspective Pfalzgraf brings to the traditional figure or nude show aims to provoke audiences to consider the diversity of our city, our region, and our country through stories of identity told through art. 

Demographically Speaking will feature music by Joslyn & The Sweet Compression and video installations by artist Nick Warner.

The Opening Preview Party is graciously sponsored by Marnie Clay HoloubekEnderle Besten Dieruf, PLLCQX.netWest Sixth BrewingMD-Update KY.

*VIP Lounge Access permits each guest to table-side service in a private, appointed space of the historic Loudoun House.

Tickets available here

$60 per member/$110 per member couple
$75 non-member/$140 non-member couple
*VIP Lounge Access tickets $30

Today on Artebella!

TODAY'S FEATURED ARTIST & WORK:

Carrie Burr SHADOW

mixed media, 12x6x6ft, 2016

Photographer and installation artist Carrie Burr’s “Shadow” is currently a part of The Lexington Art League exhibit, Artist: Body, curated by Julien Robson (former curator of Contemporary Art at The Speed Museum in Louisville), but you need to look closely at the somewhat abstract sculpture to see how the human form is represented. The enigmatic arrangement of cheesecloth and black rice utilizes a provocative balance of tension and repose; a suspended weight hanging over the... Continue Reading

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Artist: Body Curated by Julien Robson

Artist:  Body 

January 29 - March 27
LAL is set to launch the winter exhibition Artist: Body, presented by QX.net. For this exhibition LAL has invited guest curator Julien Robson, former curator of Contemporary Art at The Speed Museum in Louisville. 

Artist: Body takes the concept of a figure show and translates it through the lens of the self-portrait in contemporary art. A compelling survey of the artists’ image of themselves, Robson states, “Throughout the ages, images of the human body have been used by artists, often to explore allegory, beauty and sexuality. Time has witnessed many shifts in the way the body is portrayed and in recent decades, influenced by contemporary thinking and the availability of different visual technologies, artists have increasingly employed themselves as both the subject and object of their works.”

Among others, Artist: Body includes works by Louis Zoellar Bickett, John Coplans, Julius Deutschbauer,Bryce Hudson, Thaniel Ion Lee, Gabriel Martinez, Cynthia Norton, Cindy Sherman, Xaviera Simmons, Kiki Smith, Annie Sprinkle, Hannah Wilke, and Sam Taylor Wood.

Artist: Body Event Schedule
Artist Potluck, January 28, 6-8pm, Loudoun House
Fourth Friday: A Figure Study, January 29, 6-9pm, Loudoun House
Opening Preview Party, February 19, 6-10pm, Loudoun House
Fourth Friday Artist: Body Opening, February 26, 6-9pm, Loudoun House
Artist: Body Yoga with Lululemon, March 5, Loudoun House
Drawing Class, March 19, Loudoun House
Fourth Friday: Curator Conversation, March 25, 6-9pm, Loudoun House

Gallery Hours
February 27 - March 27
Tuesday - Thursday 10am-4pm
Friday 10am-8pm
Saturday & Sunday 1pm-4pm

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