In John Messinger’s Dreams
From afar, the large-scale pieces in John Messinger’s new exhibition “We Dream Alone” look like painted grids. In reality, the pieces are three dimensional “hand-made Polaroid tapestries,” Messinger says, and are comprised of hundreds of photographs hand-stitched together. To create the photos, the New York-based artist shot found images displayed on a large computer monitor with a Polaroid camera—instant film, perhaps, but certainly not instant art.
John Messinger “We Dream Alone,” curated by Lyle Rexer, is at UNIX Gallery, 532 W. 24th St., through January 8th, 2015.
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Reports From The Interior
154 sheets of instant film
46.75 x 47.25 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
2
All Of The Light In A Given Space III
324 sheets of instant film
60.75 x 76.5 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
3
We Dream Alone
414 sheets of instant film
77.5 x 76.5 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
4
The Day We Saw It All
504 sheets of instant film
89.25 x 81 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
5
Whole Again Beyond Confusion
306 sheets of instant film
60.75 x 72.25 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
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All Of The Light In A Given Space
324 sheets of instant film
60.75 x 76.5 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
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All Of The Light In A Given Space I
324 sheets of instant film
60.75 x 76.5 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
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For Once, Then, Something
192 sheets of instant film
51 x 54 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
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Heavy With The Things She Loved
192 sheets of instant film
51 x 54 in.
2014 (1 of 1)
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How We Learn Of Loss (Uncle Ludwig 1949 – 1995)
180 sheets of instant film
51 x 50.5 in.
2014 (1 of 1)