After The Fall, Whitney Lynn

1/12/2017 - 2/25/2017

Reception: Saturday, February 4, 6-9PM

PRESS RELEASE

Bass & Reiner is pleased to present a solo exhibition with multimedia artist Whitney Lynn. Mining cultural and political histories to question ideas of boundaries and containment, history and restaging, context and form, Lynn’s work feels especially prescient as we brace for life under a new president, and consider historical representations and perceptions of women in this new era.

After The Fall is an exploration into power structures as they relate to women through myths, rumors, and artistic representations. A series of large scale drawings rework Old Master and Post-Impressionist paintings into proposals for neon signs. Created while Lynn was in residence at The Neon Museum Las Vegas, the drawings are inspired by the twinkling lights of Sin City and the simplistic representations of seductresses on signs that lure visitors to clubs and casinos. Using the language of neon, Lynn proposes signs that represent stories of temptresses from the bible – Eve, Jezebel, and Lot’s daughters.  Two neon sculptures, including a new work, The Visible Part of the Brain, are included, as well as a series of small watercolor drawings and an edition of nipple lures.

Whitney Lynn and Bass & Reiner are donating $50 of each $250 drawing sale. See a full inventory of the After The Fall Drawings here. ››