A Wry Eye: Witty, Sardonic and Ironic Work by Contemporary Printmakers
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
A Wry Eye: Witty, Sardonic and Ironic Work by Contemporary Printmakers
Stephen Goddard, curator
April 22, 2017–June 11, 2017
Gallery 317, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
A Wry Eye features a selection of prints, drawings and sculpture by a small group of printmakers who have navigated the turbid waters of wit, irony, and (with a furrowed brow) humor. A large part of the exhibition will be devoted to Jim Dine's recent works that deal with the psychologically complex Pinocchio figure, all of which were recently donated to the Spencer Museum of Art by the artist. Among the other works exhibited are Joyce Treiman's 1961 lithographic suite, The Mirrored Couple, the twelve lithographs that constitute Kiki Smith's Banshee Pearls, and several works by William Wiley. Common to these and the other exhibited works are elements of self-scrutiny, playfulness with a dash of the sinister, and wit with a sense of danger.
Exhibition images
Works of art
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Two Boys Looking,
2006
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Pinocchio in a Caul,
2006
Jim Dine (born 1935); Ismael Orgambidez; Aurelie Pages; Daniel Clarke; Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968); Michael Woolworth Publications; Michael Woolworth
Two Thieves and a Liar,
2006
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Watercolor Face!,
2010
Jim Dine (born 1935); Ruth Lingen; Nina Dine; Kim Michalak; Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Fear in Color,
2012
Jim Dine (born 1935); Julia D'Amario; Ruth Lingen; David Bradway; Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Pinocchio's Black Tie,
2008
Jim Dine (born 1935); Julia D'Amario; Ruth Lingen; Jean-Yves Noblet (born 1952)
Red Enamel Pants,
2000
Jim Dine (born 1935); Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968); Michael Woolworth Publications
The Red One,
2007
Jim Dine (born 1935); Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Yellow Enamel,
2006
Jim Dine (born 1935); Julia D'Amario; Ruth Lingen; Caroline Carlisle; Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Pure Woodcut,
1999
Jim Dine (born 1935)
The Pink Nose,
2009
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Dartmouth Still Life,
1974–1976
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Bathrobe,
1975
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
Feeding Time,
1979
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
Plank's Pool,
1980
Jim Dine (born 1935); Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Landscape of Things,
2010
Jim Dine (born 1935)
Tool Box I,
1966
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
Blind Mickey's Blues,
1997
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Kiki Smith (born 1954); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Banshee Pearls,
1991
Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947)
Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947)
Pride,
1985–1987
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
untitled,
1961
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922–1991); Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc (founded 1960)
Colophon page,
1961
Horst Janssen
Selbst,
1993
Jochen Wahl (1942–2007)
Opalkopf (Opal Head),
1981
William T. Wiley (1937–2021); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)
William T. Wiley (1937–2021); Experimental Workshop (founded 1972)
Muddy Waters,
1983
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
The Eternal Optimist,
1983
Gordon Sherman (1951–2021)
Bioassay 1 - Spoonful,
2014
Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957); Lee Bontecou (1931–2022)
Eighth Stone,
1965–1968
Lee Bontecou (1931–2022)
Third Stone,
1963
Jim Dine (born 1935); Julia D'Amario; Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968)
Jim Dine (born 1935); Julia D'Amario; Adamson Editions (1979–present); Bill Hall; David Adamson
Pinocchio,
1998
Events
February 5, 2017
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
May 18, 2017
Talk
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 317, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court
May 27, 2017
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 317, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court