Andrew Edlin Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of the art of Jessie Dunahoo, his New York City debut.
Dunahoo is 74 years old and has lived in rural Kentucky his entire life. Deaf since birth, he had only slight vision up until his teens, at which point he became totally blind. His art can best be described as in the tradition of quilt-making. His materials are purposefully arranged, layered and stitched.
His quilts reflect the manner in which he collects his components, and their subsequent preparation, as well as the physicality of each stitch. His stitches serve a dual function as they not only hold the quilts together but act as his mark or signature.
Dunahoo's final artworks are achieved through multi-layering. His stacked quilts are quiet yet loaded with information, unfolding like three-dimensional drawing books imbued with an intricate structure and a prismatic narrative.
Jones Shop
Artists:
Mike Goodlett Ike Moody Dain Phillip March Jones Tony Dunn Ben Fryman Bruce Burris Butch Anthony
Latitude Arts:
Albert Moser Beverly Baker Heady Spalding Jessie Dunahoo Meg Pike
Co-founded by the Jones Bros.
Andrew Edlin Gallery is pleased to welcome the Jones Shop to our project room, AE SPACE, New York.
Jones Shop is a collective of predominantly self-taught artists that operates in Lexington, Kentucky. The space itself is a collage of painting, sculpture, installations, t-shirts, posters, dresses, bags, antique furniture, taxidermy animals and photographs all arranged in narrative form. The artists come from diverse backgrounds, but the unifying aesthetic is self-taught art. The space is decidedly a shop and not a gallery. The context is deliberately quirky, casual and comfortable. It has been described as a modern-day curiosity cabinet.
Andrew Edlin Gallery opened in 2001 with a focus on artists whose work "reveals a radically individualistic vision." The gallery handles work by both self-taught and academically trained contemporary artists, and represents the Henry Darger Estate exclusively. In 2007 we expanded the gallery with AE SPACE, located on the same floor as the Gallery. The space is for artists, producers and emerging curators to show their personal perspectives of art-making today.
