Rowland Contemporary
1118 W Fulton Market
312.421.6275
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Karen Lebergott, Detail of Disruption, 2008, Courtesy Rowland Contemporary
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Nov 7, 2008 – Dec 13, 2008
Fridays & Saturdays (11am–5pm)
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For Karen Lebergott, mapping is a conceptual departure point that sets off multiple trajectories. Her oil paintings suggest Chinese landscapes or city plans stacked up on monochromatic backgrounds, while mixed-media works erupt in vivid swells of painted, cut-up paper that evoke the chaotic growth of cities like Shanghai. It isn't immediately evident that she's exploring notions of identity and memory, but these themes rise to the surface in Edra Soto's paintings in the neighboring gallery. Shaking up Latina archetypes in pop culture, Soto depicts Puerto Rican bombshell Iris Chacón on her '70s TV variety show while campily transmuting her male dancers into gorillas or other hairy beasts.
