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Alter Space

May 25 - July 7, 2013

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1158 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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What the Mouth Sees "Untitled" by Shiri Mordechay
Alter Space is pleased to announce “What The Mouth Sees,” a group exhibition curated by artist Joshua Hagler bringing together nine painters from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, New York, and Germany. Artists include Trenton Doyle Hancock, Jennifer Poon, Shiri Mordechay, Heiko Müller, Maja Ruznic, Heather Wilcoxon, Robert Donald, and Kim Weinberg Kei. The exhibition will be the first in San Francisco to welcome the work of celebrated artist Trenton Doyle Hancock in company with accomplished mid-career artists and underexposed up-and-comers working in an exuberant and often grotesque narrative. Hagler takes the opportunity to showcase a type of painting not often championed among local curators. “The work featured in ‘What the Mouth Sees’ is painting that delights in itself. I think of it as a Nietzschian cheerfulness, one that is fully involved in a way that’s not diminished by institutional apologetics which can distract from trust in one’s own intuition in the activity of painting and drawing. The work demonstrates an instinct for directness from who the artists are to what they make, as well as a love for the materials they use, often with a distinct sense of play. The mouth is something that bites, chews, eats, kisses, licks, sucks, inhales, exhales, swallows, spits, and vomits. I’ve often felt that any good painting invites the mouth into use. When I look at painting, it’s not enough to be compelled to think, but also to feel, to respond viscerally.” Alter Space: 1158 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, US Opening reception May 25 2013 at 7-10pm Exhibition runs from May 25 - July 6
What the Mouth Sees "Eye Red" by Trenton Doyle Hancock
What the Mouth Sees "How it All Began" by Maja Ruznic