According to artist Beverly Buchanan, “…a lot of my pieces have the word ‘ruins’ i

According to artist Beverly Buchanan, “…a lot of my pieces have the word ‘ruins’ in their titles because I think that tells you this object has been through a lot and survived—that’s the idea behind the sculptures…it’s like, 'Here I am; I’m still here!’” In a similar line of thought, artist Kevin Beasley described in an interview with Art in America his family’s graveyard. For him that site, “holds a lot of personal experiences and information, a sort of residue of my family in a way. I was spending time down there just trying to understand, in some way, what makes me: How am I here? What am I doing? Why am I making work?” Join Kevin Beasley during our January Artist’s Eye this Saturday, January 14 at 3 p.m. as he discusses Beverly Buchanan’s sculptures and public works in the exhibition Beverly Buchanan—Ruins and Rituals.About the Artist’s Eye Series: This series of intimate, in-gallery talks by contemporary artists will illuminate our special exhibitions with fresh and alternative perspectives. Most recently, Betty Tompkins spoke about her shared interest in photorealist painting and sexual depictions of the body with Marilyn Minter for the exhibition Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty.Posted by Camilo GodoyKevin Beasley. Untitled (hollow), 2016. Resin, housedresses, kaftans. Image courtesy the artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo: Jean Vong -- source link

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