Agathe Snow
JUST SAY YES
Exhibition Dates: September 9 — October 12, 2008
Opening reception: Tuesday, September 9th 6 — 8 pm
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James Fuentes LLC is pleased to announce Agathe Snow’s forthcoming solo exhibition, Just Say Yes.
Just Say Yes marks the beginning of a yearlong project by Snow to investigate Leonardo da Vinci and his world. For this exhibition the artist is using da Vinci’s fables as the basis for new sculptures, giving form to their episodic narratives. While this use of the fable perhaps implies a moralistic gesture, Snow embraces the satire of such an ambitious objective. Focusing on theatrics, time, and invention, the exhibition explores the personalization of the most archetypal narratives, and asks what the fantastical inventions of the Renaissance can say about the American Dream.
The installation will be a ‘total work of art’ consisting of three-dimensional works / hanging mobiles, maximizing the parameters of the gallery space. A complete artists statement is included with this press release. Snow’s recent projects have ranged from a week-long dance marathon at this year’s Whitney Biennial to acting as a ‘Sand Bank’ teller at the Parrish Art Museum where she invited visitors to make deposits of sand which are redeemable after 100 years.
Agathe Snow’s work has been featured at The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Parrish Art Museum, Sculpture Center and White Columns in New York and in Italy in an exhibition curated by Franz West at BASE – Progetti per l’arte. Solo exhibitions have been held at Peres Projects, Berlin Los Angeles and Fortescue Avenue, London. Just Say Yes is Snow’s second solo exhibition at James Fuentes LLC. For additional information or images please contact Becky or James at 212.577.1201 or info@jamesfuentes.com.
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