Rena Bransten Gallery presents

When Nobody’s Watching

May 22 – July 2, 2021

In-Gallery & Online

A group exhibition of self-portraits by Faisal Abdu’Allah, John Bankston, Phoebe Beasley, Jonathan Calm, Gina Contreras, Tracey Emin, Rodney Ewing, Viola Frey, Rupert Garcia, Joseph Green, Doug Hall, Bovey Lee, David Linger, Hung Liu, Chip Lord, Vik Muniz, Tameka Jenean Norris Estate, Sidney Russell, Ron Moultrie Saunders, Kathy Sloane, Lava Thomas, Tara Tucker, John Waters, Lewis Watts, and Derek Weisberg.

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Vik Muniz, Pictures of Paper: Self Portrait, 2008/2021. Archival inkjet print. Edition of 10. 40 x 28 1/2 in. $32,000.
John Bankston, Three of Me, 2021. Oil on Arches oil paper mounted to panel. 20 x 16 in. $5,000.
Hung Liu, Rat Year 2020: Last Dandelion, 2020. Oil on linen and mixed media on wood panel. 64 x 100 in. $82,000.

You are who you are when nobody’s watching. 

— Stephen Fry

Rupert Garcia, Hoodwinked, 2017. Pigmented acrylic inkjet on paper. Edition of 10. 37 1/2 x 31 in. $6,800.
Bovey Lee, Bunny Ears Cactus, 2021. Chinese Xuan paper on silk. 19 x 25 in. $10,000.
Sidney Russell, Self Portrait, 2016. Wax, oil, paint and wood. 27 x 19 1/4 in. $15,000.
John Waters, Self-portrait #5 (Dog Catcher), 2012. C-print, edition of 5. 42 1/8 x 42 1/8 in. $12,000.
Phoebe Beasley, Reimaging Sightings of My Inner Child, 2021. Collaged monoprint. 19 x 13 1/2 in. $9,500.
Gina Contreras, Untitled, 2016. Mixed media on paper. 12 x 18 in. NFS.
Lava Thomas, Black + White = Yellow, 1995. Cast resin. 2 1/2 x 12 x 1 1/4 in. $12,500.
Tara Tucker, Self portrait as a Monkey Or, How my Cat sees me, 2021. Watercolor on paper. 32 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. $6,500.
Rodney Ewing, Becoming, 2000. Dry pigment and inkjet on paper. 36 x 24 in. $3,000.
David Linger, Self-Portrait, 2017. Translucent porcelain. 29 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1/8 in. $7,000.

But who am I when they cut the lights and nobody’s watching me?

— Macklemore

Jonathan Calm, Double Vision (Three Generations), 2020. Archival pigment print. Edition of 6 48 ½ x 58 ¼ in. $8,600.
Ron Moultrie Saunders, Middle Passage 3, 2017. Sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print. EV ed. of 5. 16 x 20 in. $2,000.
Faisal Abdu'Allah, Duppy Conqueror II, 2017. Jacquard tapestry. Edition of 8. 117 x 53 in. $16,000.
Doug Hall, The Way Things Look: An Abstract Expressionist Painting from "Imitations of Everyday Objects", 1974/2020. Archival pigment print, paper. Edition of 6. 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. $5,200.
Chip Lord, Executive Air Traveler series 1979-1981, Printed 2011. Archival prints. Edition of 3. 16 1/5 x 36 3/4 in. $7,200.
Viola Frey, Crocker Series II (Self Portrait), 1979. Ceramic. 20 1/4 in. diameter. $24,000.
Tameka Jenean Norris Estate, Untitled, Self-Portrait, Tameka Jenean Norris, Yale School of Yale, 2012. (Courtesy the Estate of Tameka Jenean Norris), 2020. Backlit film print in LED frame, fabric, wood. Dimensions variable. $11,890.
Derek Weisberg, If You Want to Find Me Again X, 2019. NY Metro subway vinyl on board. 32 x 24 in. $5,000.
Lewis Watts, Black Portraiture(s) Conference, Harvard, 2019. Archival pigment print, edition of 10. 28 3/4 x 23 in. $2,200.
Kathy Sloane, I don't smoke anymore but the cigarettes keep shadowing me, 2020. Archival digital print. 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. $800.

Rena Bransten Gallery

Founded by Rena Bransten in 1974, the Rena Bransten Gallery has defined its artistic program by including both established and emerging artists whose work engages with contemporary social and cultural climates. Originally focusing on ceramic sculpture, the exhibitions soon expanded to include a multidisciplinary program while sustaining a deep-rooted connection to the crafted object. Over forty years later, the gallery continues to exhibit both national and international contemporary artists in solo and thematic exhibitions, maintaining a dialog with other galleries, museums, and curators.

To inquire about work please email info@renabranstengallery.com.

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