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Hosfelt Gallery
September 9 - October 8, 2016Info
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http://www.hosfeltgallery.com/
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(415) 495-5454
Reception
September 10, 2016 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Patricia Piccinini, "The Lovers," 2011, fiberglass, auto paint, leather, scooter parts, 79 1/2 x 80 3/4 x 51 1/8 inches
Hosfelt Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary with an exhibition exploring what makes an artwork significant and lasting, and the qualities that distinguish the most innovative artists of our era. This carefully curated selection of artists and works has been chosen to reflect the gallery’s distinct philosophical and aesthetic approach as well as the key values that have guided its program since inception. The exhibition features 25 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Patricia Piccinini, Tim Hawkinson, Liliana Porter, Andrew Schoultz, Hannah Wilke, Marco Maggi, Shahzia Sikander, Nick Cave, William T. Wiley, Jay DeFeo, Channing Hansen, Jim Campbell, and Ed Ruscha. Central to the gallery’s program are artists whose work is grounded in a deep understanding of history — be it artistic, literary, social, political or intellectual. Their originality derives from an idiosyncratic synthesis of that core knowledge with a mastery of their medium, resulting in artworks that allude to tradition while incorporating new materials, methods and ideas. From that informed viewpoint, they show us things we’ve never seen, challenge our preconceptions, and give us access to life experiences very different from our own. Art, at its best, can unveil the collective unconscious of a culture, and open a space for “the other” in our minds… and from a perspective broader than ourselves, inclusive of others, we can become co-creators of a new reality.