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Subliminal Horizons
Curated by Alvin Hall
New York: July 1—August 14, 2021
Germantown: July 2—August 15, 2021
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Alexander Gray Associates presents Subliminal Horizons, an exhibition curated by Alvin Hall as an open-ended survey of Black, indigenous, brown, and Asian artists living and working in the Hudson Valley in New York.
BIPOC creators and their predecessors have always been present in the Hudson Valley. They numbered among its original inhabitants and labored in its agrarian and industrial economies. They have been a force in the countercultural and creative communities that have historically been drawn to the area and are now driving its ongoing transformation into an arts-driven economy. Nonetheless, their work has largely been left out of a cultural narrative that historically gives primacy to the nearly all-white, all-male Hudson River School. Bringing together painting, sculptures, and drawings by an intergenerational group of BIPOC artists living and working in Hudson Valley, Subliminal Horizons invites a fluid, open-ended consideration of the area’s cultural life oriented towards an expanded field and a more complete context.
Rather than presenting a purely critical thesis, the exhibition offers a point of departure for this expanded field. The artists and the works on view are connected by loosely recurring art historical themes such as the contrast between the sublime, realist landscapes of the Hudson River School and the figuration, interiority, textuality, or abstraction of much contemporary work; and by the possibilities for community and collectivity embedded in their shared geography. “I’ve looked at the Hudson River and the surrounding landscape so many times during train rides. The metaphor of the estuary—a body of water that flows in multiple directions— resonates in the works,” says Alvin Hall. “One can locate the covering and uncovering of personal and social histories; a blurring of distinction between the representational and the abstract; the conflicts of the documented and imaginary; and a tension among traditions, modernism, and contemporary art’s growing pluralism in the diverse works in the exhibition.”
A necessarily incomplete intervention, Subliminal Horizons is an exercise in building community, shifting narratives, and reframing dialogue. Generous rather than exclusive, responsive rather than prescriptive, the exhibition aims to strengthen and extend community ties by uncovering existing histories, affinities, and artistic connections. Collectively, the artists and their works speak to the many ways the Hudson Valley is today an important magnet for artistic expression, intellectual pursuit, and emotional expansion.
Diana Al-Hadid
Huma Bhabha
Henri Paul Broyard
Karlos Cárcamo
Lisa Corinne Davis
Melvin Edwards
Kenji Fujita
Jeffrey Gibson
David Hammons
Lyle Ashton Harris
Jennie C. Jones
Laleh Khorramian
Glenn Ligon
Adam Pendleton
Martin Puryear
Angel Otero
Tschabalala Self
Xaviera Simmons
Kianja Strobert
Carlos Vega
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Selected works by Kenji Fujita
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Selected works by Henri Paul Broyard
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Henri Paul BroyardGTPS, 2019Acrylic, flashe, spray paint, and correction fluid on canvas40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)(HPB003)
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Henri Paul BroyardTFFSD, 2016Acrylic on canvas36 x 30 in (91.4 x 76.2 cm)(HPB001)
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Henri Paul BroyardILOWP, 2021Acrylic, flashe, and graphite on canvas24 x 20 in (61 x 50.8 cm)(HPB002)
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Selected works by Carlos Vega
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Carlos VegaMorebat et Dolebat I, 2020Acrylic on canvas10 x 13 in (25.4 x 33 cm)
11 3/8 x 14 3/8 x 2 in (28.9 x 36.5 x 5.1 cm framed)(CV001) -
Carlos VegaMorebat et Dolebat II, 2020Acrylic on canvas13 x 16 in (33 x 40.6 cm)
14 3/8 x 17 3/8 x 2 in framed (36.5 x 44.1 x 5.1 cm framed)(CV002) -
Carlos VegaLove in the Times of Covid, 2020Acrylic and collage on canvas11 x 9 in (27.9 x 22.9 cm)
12 3/8 x 10 3/8 x 2 in framed (31.4 x 26.4 x 5.1 cm framed)(CV003)
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Selected works by Adam Pendleton
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Selected works by Kianja Strobert
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Kianja Strobert7W, 2021Paper, wood, foam core, and acrylic paintApprox 16 1/2 x 19 x 3 1/2 in (41.9 x 48.3 x 8.9 cm)(KS020)
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Kianja Strobert25, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, and acrylic paintApprox 13 x 44 x 20 in (33 x 111.8 x 50.8 cm)(KS010)
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Kianja StrobertE1, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, and acrylic paintApprox 35 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 in (88.9 x 47 x 5.7 cm)(KS019)
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Kianja Strobert22, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, and acrylic paintApprox 27 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 8 1/2 in (69.8 x 48.9 x 21.6 cm)(KS011
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Kianja Strobert19, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, acrylic paint, and paper backingApprox 20 x 21 1/4 x 5 3/4 in (50.8 x 54 x 14.6 cm)(KS007)
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Kianja Strobert43, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, acrylic paint, and paperApprox 24 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 4 1/8 in (62.2 x 56.5 x 10.5 cm)(KS015)
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Kianja Strobert21, 2021Metal lathe, papier máché, and paperApprox 27 1/4 x 18 5/8 x 7 3/4 in (69.2 x 47.3 x 19.7 cm)(KS008)
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Kianja Strobert42, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, acrylic paint, and paperApprox 30 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 8 5/8 in (77.5 x 38.7 x 21.9 cm)(KS014)
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Kianja Strobert24, 2021Metal lathe, papier mâché, and acrylic paintApprox 47 x 19 1/4 x 8 3/4 in (119.4 x 48.9 x 22.2 cm)(KS009)
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Selected works by Xaviera Simmons
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Xaviera SimmonsThundersnow Road, 2010Chromogenic color print40 x 50 in (101.6 x 127 cm)
41 1/8 x 51 1/8 x 1 3/4 in framed (104.5 x 129.9 x 4.4 cm framed)Edition of 2 (#2/3)(XS001) -
Xaviera SimmonsIf We Believe In Theory #1, 2009Chromogenic color print40 x 50 in (101.6 x 127 cm)
41 1/8 x 51 1/8 x 2 1/4 in framed (104.5 x 129.9 x 5.7 cm framed)Edition of 3 (#2/3)(XS002)
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Selected works by Diana Al-Hadid
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Diana Al-HadidStyx and Stones, 2021Polymer gypsum, fiberglass, steel, plaster, pigment54 x 95 x 3 1/2 in (137 x 241 x 3 1/2 cm)(DA004)
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Diana Al-HadidUntitled, 2020Conté, charcoal, pastel, and acrylic on mylar42 x 60 in (106.6 x 152.4 cm)(DA002)
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Diana Al-HadidUntitled, 2021Conté, charcoal, pastel, and acrylic on mylar42 x 60 in (106.6 x 152.4 cm)(DA003)
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Selected works by Huma Bhabha
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Huma BhabhaNot About You, 2012Wood, wire, Styrofoam, wire mesh, cork, lucite, and acrylic paint66 x 11 1/4 x 12 1/2 in (167.6 x 28.6 x 31.8 cm)(HB002)
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Huma BhabhaRoad to Balkh, 2015Tire, clay, wood, acrylic paint, wire, cork, Styrofoam, nail polish, oil stick, paper, and string5 x 75 x 15 in sculpture (12.7 x 190.5 x 38.1 cm sculpture)
16 3/8 x 83 x 22 1/8 in overall (41.6 x 210.8 x 56.2 cm overall)(HB001)
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Selected works by Laleh Khorramian
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Selected works by Angel Otero
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Selected works by Glenn Ligon
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Glenn LigonIntroduction (5), 2004Coal dust, oil stick, glue, acrylic paint, and gesso on canvas40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)(GL005)
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Glenn LigonNotes on the Prelude, 2012Aquatint with drypoint21 1/2 x 17 in (54.6 x 43.2 cm)
23 1/2 x 19 x 1 5/8 in framed (59.7 x 48.3 x 4.1 cm framed)Edition of 35 with 10 APs (#33/35)(GL004)
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Selected works by Karlos Cárcamo
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Karlos CárcamoKase Painting (P1), 2021Latex and spray enamel, graffiti remover, and collage on canvas in reclaimed plywood frame36 x 28 in (91.4 x 71.1 cm)(KC001)
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Karlos CárcamoA Concrete Movement (For George Floyd), 2020White vinyl records, black plexiglass, latex and spray enamel, and plywood pedestal54 x 16 x 16 in (137.2 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm)(KC002)
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Karlos CárcamoUntiled Study for Kase Painting (Blue), 2019Latex and spray enamel, graffiti remover, and collage on paper26 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1 1/2 in framed (67.3 x 54.6 x 3.8 cm framed)(KC003)
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Selected works by Jennie C. Jones
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Jennie C. JonesYet to be titled, 2021Acrylic and ink on paper20 x 15 in (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
23 x 18 x 1 3/4 in framed (58.4 x 45.7 x 4.4 cm framed)(JCJ108) -
Jennie C. JonesYet to be titled, 2021Collage, acrylic, and ink on paper in 2 parts20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm), 20 x 15 in (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
23 x 19 x 1 3/4 in framed each (58.4 x 48.3 x 4.4 cm framed each)(JCJ106) -
Jennie C. JonesYet to be titled, 2021Collage, acrylic, and ink on paper in 2 parts20 x 16 in each (50.8 x 40.6 cm each)
23 x 19 x 1 3/4 in framed each (58.4 x 48.3 x 4.4 cm framed each)(JCJ107)
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Selected works by Martin Puryear
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Martin PuryearUntitled (State 1), 2016Intaglio in 3 colors on Hahnemühle bright white paper41 x 40 in (104.1 x 101.6 cm)
44 3/8 x 43 3/8 x 2 in framed (112.7 x 110.2 x 5.1 cm framed)Edition of 29 (#18/29)(MP002) -
Martin PuryearMétissage/Camouflage, 2016Woodcut on Torinoko paper38 5/8 x 47 3/4 in (98 x 121 cm)
41 x 50 1/4 x 2 in framed (104.1 x 127.6 x 5.1 cm framed)Edition of 26 (#26/26)(MP001)
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Selected works by Lyle Ashton Harris
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Lyle Ashton HarrisNyame Bekyere, 2019Ghanaian cloth, dye sublimation prints, and ephemera40 1/2 x 50 x 3 in framed (102.9 x 127 x 7.6 cm)(LAH003)
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Lyle Ashton HarrisAntiquariato Busted, 2020Ghanaian cloth with sutured selvedge, two dye sublimation prints on aluminum, and artist's dreadlocks39 1/2 x 48 3/4 in (100.3 x 123.8 cm)
40 3/4 x 50 x 3 in framed (103.5 x 127 x 7.6 cm framed)(LAH001) -
Lyle Ashton HarrisTrophy Piece, 2020Conjoined Ghanaian cloth, two dye sublimation prints on aluminum, spray-painted stencils, and artist's dreadlocks40 5/8 x 49 3/4 x 3 in framed (103.2 x 126.4 x 7.6 cm framed)(LAH002)
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Selected works by David Hammons
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Selected works by Melvin Edwards
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Melvin EdwardsAccord, 2017Welded steel and barbed wire12 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 in
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Melvin EdwardsAddis A., 2007Welded steel13 x 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in (33 x 26 x 19.1 cm)(ME254)
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Melvin EdwardsUntitled, 1974Mixed media on paper18 1/8 x 24 in (46.35 x 60.96 cm)
21 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 1 3/4 in framed (54.6 x 69.8 x 4.4 cm framed)(ME667)
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Selected works by Jeffrey Gibson
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Selected works by Lisa Corinne Davis
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Selected work by Tschabalala Self