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Untitled #1103 (Daphne), 2002-03.
Mixed media, 77 x 83 x 86” (194.8 x 209.9 x 217.6 cm.).
Collection Julie and John Thornton. |
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Petah Coyne combined both figurative and abstract
traditions to poetically communicate themes of contradiction in human experience — beauty
and decay, life and death. She transformed otherwise neutral spaces into
palpable environments by deploying a diverse range of materials, including
wax, wire, car parts, religious statues, taxidermy, hair, pigment, and
found objects. This traveling exhibition, surveying the last eighteen
years of her career, positioned Coyne as a contemporary artist of note
whose work continues to evolve and surprise.
Listen to selected audio recordings of artist Petah Coyne and Senior Curator
Douglas Dreishpoon.
This exhibition was organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo,
New York, and was made possible through the generous support of
an anonymous donor and Judge and Mrs. John T. Elfvin, with additional
funding from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Balbach, Columbus McKinnon Corporation,
and Toby Devan Lewis.
On view Friday, June 9 through Sunday, September 10, 2006
Petah Coyne: Photographs
on view through Sunday, September 17
In tandem with the exhibition Petah Coyne: Above
and Beneath the Skin, the Collectors Gallery presented a
portfolio of photographs by Petah Coyne entitled Fourth of July
(Untitled 938P-95). The works in this series
were available for purchase.
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