N ew York: Skin is a Language

Posted byYan Sham-ShackletonPosted inConceptual to Renaissance Art

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A long time ago, I made a documentary on tattoos as a healing mechanism. I have always been interested in the impact of body art on the psyche, the interaction of skin and air.

This looks like a really good exhibition.

         

         


Self Portrait/Cutting
         
       
                         		 Skin Is a Language
            
            on view January 12, 2006 – May 21, 2006
The largest organ of the human body, skin is also the one with which we
are most intimate, even as it presents the exterior of our self to the
world. Skin is a Language explores ways in which artists use skin,
literally and metaphorically, to examine a diverse array of social,
physical, and cultural phenomena. Featuring sculpture, drawing,
photography, and prints from the permanent collection, the exhibition
includes works by Bruce Conner, Ellen Gallagher, Félix González-Torres,
Nancy Grossman, Eva Hesse, Roni Horn, Jasper Johns, Annette Lemieux,
Glenn Ligon, Catherine Opie, and David Wojnarowicz.

            

            Catherine Opie, Self Portrait/Cutting, 1993
Chromogenic color print
, 39 5/8 x 29 15/16 in. (100.7 x  76.1 cm). © Catherine Opie

Published by Yan Sham-Shackleton

Yan Sham-Shackleton is a Hong Kong writer who lives in Los Angeles. This is her old blog Glutter written mostly in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2007. Although it was a personal blog, Yan focused a lot on free speech issues and democratic movement in Hong Kong. She moved to the US in 2007.

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