ART & DESIGN

In John Messinger’s Dreams

John Messinger "We Dream Alone"

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.

1

Reports From The Interior

154 sheets of instant film

46.75 x 47.25 in.

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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.

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4

The Day We Saw It All

504 sheets of instant film

89.25 x 81 in.

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5

Whole Again Beyond Confusion

306 sheets of instant film

60.75 x 72.25 in.

2014 (1 of 1)

6

All Of The Light In A Given Space

324 sheets of instant film

60.75 x 76.5 in.

2014 (1 of 1)

7

All Of The Light In A Given Space I

324 sheets of instant film

60.75 x 76.5 in.

2014 (1 of 1)

8

For Once, Then, Something

192 sheets of instant film

51 x 54 in.

2014 (1 of 1)

9

Heavy With The Things She Loved

192 sheets of instant film

51 x 54 in.

2014 (1 of 1)

10

How We Learn Of Loss (Uncle Ludwig 1949 – 1995)

180 sheets of instant film

51 x 50.5 in.

2014 (1 of 1)