James Cohan Gallery
533 W 26th St
212.714.9500
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Bill Owens, Portable Toilets, Monument Valley, UT, Courtesy James Cohan Gallery
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Opens Thursday June 26, 2008 (6–8pm)
June 26, 2008 – Aug 16, 2008
Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)
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Famous for his eviscerating depiction of middle-class suburbia, photographer Bill Owens ventures out into America's proverbial backyard. Owens tours the churches, amusement parks, roadside vistas, and national parks where Americans spend their free time. Never one to focus on the beautiful, Owens portrays our irascible drive to desecrate the sacred; Port-a-potties line up neatly beneath a regal butte in Utah's Monument Valley; a cautionary sign obscures the view of a canyon; and the birth of Christ is relegated to reenactment by plastic statues on the hood of a GMC. Though lighthearted, Owens' images confirm that no matter how far we wander into America's wilderness, there will always be a fast-food restaurant just around the corner.
