Off the Grid

Works on Paper

January 17 - February 16, 2002
540 West 26th Street

Press Release

Lehmann Maupin would like to announce an exhibition of contemporary works on paper. This exhibition brings together a varied group of artists whose drawings function as detailed schemes or plans for other works, or as sites for synthesizing various elements of a larger system. These artists include:

Joshua Abelow
Pedro Barbeito
Ashley Bickerton
Jesse Bransford
Chris Broughton
Bonnie Collura
Casey Cook
Bryan Crockett
Rod Dickinson
Teresita Fernandez
Julian LaVerdiere
Charles Long
Jarbas Lopes
Tony Oursler
Ugo Rondinone
Jeffrey Vallance
Adriana Varejão

Off the Grid is a term used to refer to independence from the electrical power distribution system and, more broadly, to independence from the mainstream in general. In the context of this exhibition it refers to the independent cosmologies that these artists create and in which they work. Their systems include elaborate theories, complex mythologies, and invented histories, some of which are based in reality, some pure fantasy, and others an often ambiguous blend between the two.

These drawings are carefully worked out and often systematic in nature. While they are independent works in and of themselves they also function as blueprints, diagrams, or schematic renderings, from which paintings, sculptures, or other projects can be derived.

Artists in this exhibition

Press

Exhibition Works

CASEY COOK Or Else, 2002 acrylic on paper 2 parts each: 58 x 42 inches, 147.3 x 106.7 cm 61 x 90 LM4880
CASEY COOK Or Else, 2002 acrylic on paper 2 parts each: 58 x 42 inches, 147.3 x 106.7 cm 61 x 90 LM4880

BRYAN CROCKETT Drawn Out of My Mind on Paper, 1999 pencil on paper 52.5 inches diameter 133.4 cm LM4670
BRYAN CROCKETT Drawn Out of My Mind on Paper, 1999 pencil on paper 52.5 inches diameter 133.4 cm LM4670

PEDRO BARBEITO Gilfig #1, 2002 acrylic on mylar 25.25 x 18 inches 64.1 x 45.7 cm LM4853
PEDRO BARBEITO Gilfig #1, 2002 acrylic on mylar 25.25 x 18 inches 64.1 x 45.7 cm LM4853

ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ambiente Virtual - Grafite, 2002 graphite on paper 19.69 x 22.44 inches 50 x 57 cm LM4870
ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ambiente Virtual - Grafite, 2002 graphite on paper 19.69 x 22.44 inches 50 x 57 cm LM4870

JEFFREY VALLANCE Prehistoric Dinograms: Man, 2001 pencil, pen, collage on paper 19.5 x 27.5 inches 49.5 x 69.9 cm LM3408
JEFFREY VALLANCE Prehistoric Dinograms: Man, 2001 pencil, pen, collage on paper 19.5 x 27.5 inches 49.5 x 69.9 cm LM3408

JULIAN LAVERDIERE Mr. Silverstein, 2002 graphite on vellum 31 x 25 inches 78.7 x 63.5 cm LM4915
JULIAN LAVERDIERE Mr. Silverstein, 2002 graphite on vellum 31 x 25 inches 78.7 x 63.5 cm LM4915

TONY OURSLER (Pink) Between the Ears, 2002 acrylic with earphones and glue on paper 32.75 x 25 inches 83.2 x 63.5 cm LM4839
TONY OURSLER (Pink) Between the Ears, 2002 acrylic with earphones and glue on paper 32.75 x 25 inches 83.2 x 63.5 cm LM4839

TONY OURSLER (Beige) Between the Ears, 2002 acrylic with earphones and glue on paper 30 x 22 inches 76.2 x 55.9 cm LM4840
TONY OURSLER (Beige) Between the Ears, 2002 acrylic with earphones and glue on paper 30 x 22 inches 76.2 x 55.9 cm LM4840

TERESITA FERNÁNDEZ Ice/Architecture Series, 2000 collage on museum board 15.5 x 17 inches 39.4 x 43.2 cm LM4883
TERESITA FERNÁNDEZ Ice/Architecture Series, 2000 collage on museum board 15.5 x 17 inches 39.4 x 43.2 cm LM4883

BONNIE COLLURA Speak No Evil, 2002 ink on paper with plexiglass frame 66 x 59 inches 167.6 x 149.9 cm LM4879
BONNIE COLLURA Speak No Evil, 2002 ink on paper with plexiglass frame 66 x 59 inches 167.6 x 149.9 cm LM4879

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