Unsparing Quality : Curated by Farrah Karapetian
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to present Unsparing Quality, a group show
curated by Farrah Karapetian. The exhibition poses the question: where do Surrealist
impulses manifest in contemporary practice, and why are we seeing this now? The
response involves three generations of artists who engage the legacy of Surrealist
practice and offer work that investigates the subtle madness of the ordinary world.
The title of this exhibition is derived from André Breton's First Manifesto of Surrealism
(1924): "Beloved imagination, what I like most in you is your unsparing quality." The
imagination does not forgive nor does it spare the dreamer the pain and pleasure of
everyday life. This exhibition includes photographs, drawing, video, and sculpture by
twenty-eight artists - each an investigation into the poetic potential of the Everyday.
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Robert TherrienNo title (Beard cart II), 1999-2014
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Robert TherrienNo title (Brass beard), 2000
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Man RayIndestructible Object, 1923/63
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Unica Zürn, Untitled, ca. 1960
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Hans Bellmer, Untitled, 1959
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Kansuke Yamamoto, The Semi Transparent City, 1950
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Kim Schoen, Horseshoe Effect, 2013
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Kim SchoenSKU 0296, 2013
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Tim Davis, Crooner, 2008
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Tim DavisL'Origine du Monde, 2004
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Tim Davis, Open Shirt, 2008
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Eleanor AntinI Invoke the Gods of War (from "The King Of Solana Beach"), 1974
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Eleanor AntinThe Tourists (from "Helen's Odyssey"), 2007
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Eleanor AntinThe King, 1972