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ARTnews | February 2006
25 Years | Fay Gold Gallery
ATLANTA—This impressive anniversary showcase of approximately 120 works included
paintings, sculpture, mixed media, photography, prints and installation art. Artists
ranged from the renowned, including Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Robert Mapplethorpe and
Frank Stella, to regionally acclaimed rising stars, such as Carolyn Carr, John Folsom,
Zoe Hersey and Rocío Rodríguez.
Opening the show was Louise Nevelson's black-painted wood "Untitled" (1976-78). The
breadth of the offerings could be seen in the juxtaposition of Sandy Skoglund's "The
Cocktail Party" (1992), which features Cheez Doodle–covered furniture, wall panels,
and floors, with two Johns intaglios, "Face with Watch" (1996) and "The Seasons"
(1990). Nearby, Robert Rauschenberg's "Epic (Ground Rules)," 1997, and
"Soviet/American Array VI" (1990) confronted Cindy Sherman peering over her
sunglasses in her self-portrait "Untitled" (1994).
Around the corner were two eye-catching glazed ceramic figures by Jun Kaneko. Crafted
10 years apart, they nevertheless matched perfectly with their zebralike lines.
Rodríguez's "Booty" (2005), a geometric abstraction of fluid shapes set far apart
on the canvas, contrasted with Hersey's "Acacias" (2005), a warm-toned, soft-edged
portrayal of wilting blossoms. Closing the show was George Segal's ghostly cast
sculpture "Man on a Bench" (1985), poised to ponder the satisfying variety of works
brought together for this celebration.
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