Jenna Gribbon
Zak Smith
Girls in the Naked Girl Business: Temper, 2007
Acrylic and metallic ink on plastic-coated paper
36h x 26w in
Artist Unknown
Winston Churchill With Cigar, 1929
Gelatin Silver Print; printed c. 1929
7 1/2h x 5 1/2w in
Jenna Gribbon
You Won't See Through Her Smokescreen, 2018
Oil on linen
10h x 8w in
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Anchor, 2018
Charcoal, pastel, and pencil on paper
45 3/8h x 35 1/2w in
© Toyin Ojih Odutola. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Mary Reid Kelley
Harry S. Truman, 2017
Lightbox
27 1/8h x 31 3/8w x 1 3/4d in
Edition 2 of 4
Kathe Burkhart
Twat: from the Liz Taylor Series (Taming of the Shrew), 1995
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
40h x 60w in
Mary Ellen Mark
Amanda and Her Cousin Amy Valdese, North Carolina, 1990
Gelatin Silver Print; printed later
16h x 20w in
Edition of 75
Dana Schutz
Daughter, 2000
Oil on canvas
48h x 36w x 2d in
Artist Unknown
Torso of a Boxer, 1915-20
Tempera on cardboard
22h x 17 1/2w in
Walter Robinson
Web of Murder, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
48h x 36w in
Walt Kuhn
Woman in Marjorette Costume, 1944
Oil on canvas
30h x 25w in
John Ahearn
Taneesha, 2000
Acrylic on plaster
23 3/8h x 15w x 6 1/4d in
Photo: Joerg Lohse
Image courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York
Joseph Breitenbach
Portrait, Paris, c. 1933-39
Gelatin Silver Print, vintage
11 3/4h x 9 7/16w in
William Gedney
Big Rock, Kentucky, 1964
Gelatin Silver Print; printed c. 1964
12h x 8 1/8w in
George Tooker
Woman With Oranges, 1977
Egg tempera on gessoed panel
23 1/2h x 17 1/2w in
Andrea Bowers
Indignant Fairy, 1993
Sculpey, paint, glitter, and cloth
Variable Dimensions
Whitfield Lovell
Kin XL (Breath), 2010
Conte on paper, wooden ship model
30h x 22 1/2w x 2d in
Geoffrey Chadsey
Tuck (Keith), 2016
Watercolor pencil and crayon on mylar
91 1/4h x 42w in
© Geoffrey Chadsey. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Kathe Burkhart
The Finger, 2009
Marker on red vellum
16h x 12w in
Bruce Davidson
Time of Change (Damn the Defiant), 1963
Gelatin Silver Print; printed later
11h x 14w in
Morris Lane
Gordon Parks, 1985
Gelatin Silver Print
19 3/4h x 16w in
Héctor García
Portrait of Frida, c. 1940
Gelatin Silver Print, vintage
6 3/4h x 5 3/4w in
Bill Owens
Richie (from Suburbia), 1972
Gelatin Silver Print; printed late 90s
11h x 14w in
Jenna Gribbon
Top on Bottom, 2018
Oil on linen
14h x 11w in
William Klein
Club Allegro Fortissimo, Paris, 1990
Gelatin Silver Print; printed later
16h x 20w in
Barkley L. Hendricks
Icon For My Man Superman (Superman Never Saved Any Black People - Bobby Seale), 2009
Pigment on archival paper
14h x 11w in
© Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the artist’s estate and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Edition 41 of 50
Garry Winogrand
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, 1964
Gelatin Silver Print, vintage
23h x 19 1/2w in
Frank Walter
Portrait of a Man in Yellow Shirt, c. 1970
Oil and pen on photographic paper
10h x 7 3/8w in
Irving Penn
Salvador Dalí, 1947
Gelatin Silver Print, vintage
9 9/16h x 7 11/16w in
Miguel Covarrubias
Titis, n.d.
Ink on paper
11h x 8 1/2w in
Gordon Parks
American Gothic, Washington, DC, 1942
Gelatin Silver Print; printed later
14h x 11w in
William Klein
Oumou Sangare, Top Pop Singer in Mali, Paris, 1992
Gelatin Silver Print; printed later
24h x 20w in
Nahum B. Zenil
Ex Voto (Self Portrait with the Virgin of Guadalupe), 1987
Mixed media on heavy paper with collage
20 1/2h x 14 1/2w in
Walter Robinson
Vixen, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
48h x 48w in
Andrew Zuckerman
Andrew Wyeth 77, 2008
Archival pigment print
40h x 40w in
Attributed to Noah Worth or Milton Hopkins
Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Lace Bonnet, c. 1835-40
Oil on panel in a gilt cove-molded frame
35h x 29 1/22w x 3 1/2d in
Karen Kilimnik
Indelible, 1997
Colored pencil on paper
26h x 20w in
Damn! The Defiant
Curated by Damon Brandt and Andrew Freiser
January 17 through March 2, 2019
Opening reception: Thursday, January 17 from 6 to 8 pm
DAMN! THE DEFIANT, gradually took form after an extended conversation between the curators about images of rebellion and dissent in contemporary portraiture. What began as a discussion about contemporary painting grew to include twentieth century Magic Realism, photography and folk art as well as the wider cultural context of social media platforms like Instagram. In the end, identifying the defiant gaze, proved to be a more nuanced, relevant and emotionally inspiring curatorial exercise.
Nothing creates projected personal territory more than the emotional push back generated from the recalcitrant expression of a defiant subject. Yet ironically, it is the very nature of this engagement that makes it difficult for the viewer to quickly detach or withdraw from what in fact amounts to an extended glare or moment of social tension. In a time of undeniable anxiety, finding both the common and contrasting ground in the portrayal of defiance speaks directly to the angst and pre-occupation for self-determination that has been and continues to be a pervasive human concern.
Artists include John Ahearn, Andrea Bowers, Kathe Burkhart, Geoffrey Chadsey, Jenna Gribbon, Barkley L. Hendricks, Mary Reid Kelley, Karen Kilimnik, Walt Kuhn, Mary Ellen Mark, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Walter Robinson, Dana Schutz, Zak Smith, George Tooker, Garry Winogrand, Nahum B. Zenil, and others.
Previously, Damon Brandt and Andrew Freiser curated “Images of a Floating World: 18th and 19th Century Japanese Erotic Prints and the Echo in Modern and Contemporary Art.”
Fredericks & Freiser is located at 536 West 24th Street, New York, NY. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. For more information, please contact us by phone (212) 633 6555 or email: info@fredericksfreisergallery.com. Visit us on Instagram @fredericksandfreiser.
