FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:GalleryY&X:CarsonFox,“SticksandStones”GalleryO:MeganEuker,“Bodies,Ghosts,andShadows”April28th–June9,2018OpeningReception:Saturday,April28th,20185-8pmArtistTalk:Saturday,June2,2018from3-5pm

LindaWarrenProjectsispleasedtoannouncetwosoloexhibitionsbymultidisciplinaryartistsCarsonFox,SticksandStones(GalleryXandY)andMeganEuker,Bodies,Ghosts,andShadows(GalleryO).Whenyouthinkofarthistory’sgreatestartistsalittleobsessionisusuallynotfarbehind.Forthesetwotalentedwomenthecreativevocabularyoscillatesbetweenorder,repetition,andlittlebitofmania.Withintheritualofcreatingmultiples,theirrhythmicprocessofcastingexplorespersonalnarrativesanddissectsnotionsoftime,history,andpassion.Eachartistwillfeaturealarge-scaleinstallationthatquantifiesabeautifulobsession.WhetheritbeFox’scastresinrocksorEuker’sfiguremetalcasting,eachartistdeliversadynamic,andattimes,maximalistmelodyofcompositions.

GalleryY&X-CarsonFox,StickandStones

Fox’sinterestsresidebetweenthenaturalandtheartifice,thetensionthatexistsbetweenthetwo,andhumanity’sinterestincontrollingtimeandthegreatDameNature.Partoftheexhibitionwillfeaturelaborintensivesculpturesconsistingofbladesofgrass(handcut&hewntogetherintopatches),rocks(resemblinggeodesandquartzesofunusualformation),andbundlesofsticksmadefromanarrayofcoloredcastresin.EachofthemsymbolizeandpointtowardthefriabilityofAmericanculture.Cleancutgrassandtheperfectbundlesofsticksfinddiscomfortwithintheirartificiality,suggestingthatcontrolisbothelusiveandafantasy.Theobjectsaretrappedwithintheirmateriality,asiflongingtofindtheirtrueyetunobtainable“living”nature.“Historypreoccupiesmeinsmallandgrandterms.MyinterestintimehasbeenaconsistentsubtextofmypracticeandthenaturalformsIselect—theformationofrocksandminerals,theringsoftrees—allmarktime.”

Bycontrast,theartistwillpresentawallinstallationofrecentworksonpaperdevoidofcoloryetequallyobsessivelyengrossedwiththenotionoftimeandprocess.Fifteen8”roundportraitswillhangalongthegallerywalls.Theprintsoriginatedassteel-cutengravingsfromtheVictorianera,ahighlystylizedartformwithprescribedtextures,specificdots,dashes,andcross-hatchingswhichrenderedtheimageswithsurprisingrealism.Foxdeconstructstheseprintswithintricateandcomplexpatternsofsmallpenetratingholeswhichspeaktothenotionoflace-making.Bydeliberatelypunchingouttheirdisappearance,Foxcontemplatesnotonlythisantiquatedprocess,buttheprintmakersandthesittersthemselves.Thisartisticprocess,thatwasoncecurrentandprevalent,isnowdeadandforgotteninobscurity.Herengagementwiththeseprintsreinforcestheironythattimeisworkingtoerasehertoo.

CarsonFox,“Bulldog,”resin,sand,enamel,steel,21”Hx11.5”Wx23”D,2018

GalleryXwillshowcaseGoldRush,an8’x12’expanseofover1,800goldrockssuspendedinmidair.Theglisteningcloudoffloatingnuggetswelcomestheviewerswiththepleasureofbeliefbeforetrue

circumstancesunfurl.Thefauxrocksmodeledafterpyrite(fool’sgold)referencethegreatAmericangoldrushofthemid1800’sthatdrewthousandswestwardandmanymoretotheirdemise.Viewerscanwalkunderandaroundtheinstallationasthesesmallobjectsflickeragainstthewalls.Thespectacleofitallisbothbeautifulandmisleading,andanodetothegreatAmericandream.

CarsonFoxreceivedhermastersoffineartsfromMasonGrossSchooloftheArtsatRutgersUniversity,herBFAfromUniversityofPennsylvania,andafour-yearstudiocertificatefromthePennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts.HerworkcanbefoundinthepermanentcollectionsofTheMuseumofArtsandDesign,TheRoyalMuseumofBelgium,theNoyesMuseumofArt,theNewarkPublicLibrary,theJerseyCityMuseum,theMorrisMuseumofArt,theJaneVoorheesZimmerliMuseum,theNewJerseyStateMuseum,andthePennsylvania

AcademyoftheFineArtsMuseum.ShehasparticipatedinsoloandgroupexhibitionsattheMuseumofArtsandDesign,NewYork,TheNewBritainMuseumofAmericanArt,NewBritain,Connecticut,theBoulderMuseumofContemporaryArt,Boulder,Colorado,theJerseyCityMuseum,JerseyCity,NJ,ClaireOliverGallery,NewYork,O.K.HarrisGallery,NewYork,theNationalMuseumofWales,Cardiff,Wales,theBrunswikerPavilionKiel,Kiel,Germany,andtheAssociationMouvmentArtContemporain,Chamalieres,France.In2009,FoxcompletedapermanentpublicartprojectcommissionedbytheNYCMetropolitanTransportationAuthorityattheSeafordLIRRStationinSeaford,NY.FoxhasreceivedgrantsfromtheUniversityofRhodeIsland,theNewJerseyCouncilontheArts,theBarbaraDemingMemorialFund,andtheMidAtlanticArtFoundation,aWillemEmilCressonAward,andaNewJerseyPrintandPaperFellowshipattheBrodskyCenterforInnovativePrintandPaper.In2015,CarsonFoxfinishedamajorpublicartinstallationattheUniversityofArkansasfortheirnewlycompletemathandsciencecenter,ChampionsHall.

CarsonFoxisrepresentedbyLindaWarrenProjectsinChicago,ILandStanekGalleryinPhiladelphia,PA.FoxlivesandworksinBrooklyn,NewYork.ThismarksFox’sfourthsoloexhibitionwiththegallery.

GalleryO-MeganEuker,Bodies,Ghosts,andShadows

Witheverygreatlovestorycomesobsessionandpassion.ForMeganEukeritcameintheformofarareblooddiseasecalledBetaThalassemia,anorphandisease.Throughachanceencounterin2016,theartistmetPatrizio,aleadingadvocateingenetherapyresearchandafatherwhosesonisafflictedbythedisease.Itwasuponthismoment,whenlearningaboutthediseaseandexperiencingthevulnerabilityanddesperationofthisparent,andmanyotherslikehim,thatEukergenuinelyfallsinlovewiththecauseanditsresearchtrajectory.

Inresponsetoherexperience,theartistdecidedtomakeherfirstcastbronzefigureofPatrizio.ThefigurewearsajacketthatwasgiftedtohimbygrievingparentswhohadrecentlylosttheirsontoBattens,anotherorphandisease.Thissingleactofcompassionandgratitudeopenedthedoorforanewbodyofworkthatdeeplyresonatedwiththeartist.Euker’sartisticpracticeisanongoinginvestigationofthehumanfigureandthehumancondition.Herworkreflectshighlyimmersiveexperiencesinwhichshepersonallybecomes

CarsonFox,“E.BarretBrowning,”Maniupulatedgicleeprints,withan8”roundimageon13”x13”hahnemuhlepaper,2018

deeplyinvestedandengagedemotionally,intellectually,andattimesspirituallytohersubject.Asamultidisciplinaryartist,shemoveseasilythroughdifferentmediumsandaestheticsyetneverloseshersenseofempathyforhersubjects.Thisbodyofworkwillshowcaseover75castfiguresculpturesranginginsizesandmetalsbymeansofthe“lostwaxprocess”(orinthecaseofEuker,a“lostplasticprocess”).Alaboriousandseeminglyrepetitiveprocessisemployedinwhichamoldismadefromanoriginalwaxorplasticpatternwhichisthenmeltedanddrainedoutofitsceramicmold.Moltenmetalispouredintothemoldwhichfinalizesinadestructionoftheceramicshellinorderforthesculpturetocomeintoexistence.Theformitselfiscreatedfroma3Ddigitalfilespecificallyrenderedforeachandeverysculpture-modifiedeachtimetoaccommodateforbothchangesofscaleandtheartist’squestforamoreperfectfigure.Itisthiscomplexfabricationprocessandtheactofreplicating,inwhichdestructionandlosshappens,thatEukerattemptstopreserveandperpetuateherfiguresandnarratives.Fortheartist,thefigurepossessesatalismanicessenceorvotiveoffering.“Withmysculptures,IhopetocreateconduitsfornewconnectionsandinstigatecollaborationbetweenartandmedicinethatwillbothfurtherresearchandacknowledgeadvancementsasIcreateiterationsofsculpturalformsthatmemorialize,commemorate,andrepresentsharedpassionsandpartnerships.”Althoughsignaturesareembeddedinthesculptures,itisstillhardtoidentifythefigure.Thismanisonemanandeveryman.Thesculpturesmovebetweenbeingbodies,ghosts,andshadows.

Chicago-basedmultimediaartistMeganEukerhasbeenfeaturedinsuchexhibitionvenuesasChautauquaSchoolofArt,NewYork;PrinceStreetGallery,NewYork;TogononGallery,SanFrancisco;CollegeofDuPage,Illinois;BeverlyArtsCenter,Chicago;WesternExhibitions,Chicago,andTheUniversityClubofChicago(upcoming);amongstmanyothers.SherecentlypresentedthefirstOrphanDreamAwardtoDr.FrancoLocatelliatCasaCavainMatera,ItalyandthesculptureshaveappearedonItaliantelevisionincludingCanale2andTRM24.EukerhasbeentherecipientofsuchhonorsasaFulbrightFellowshiptoItaly;aFacultyEnrichmentGrantfromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago;theIllinoisArtCouncilGrant;theArtists’Fellowship,Inc.Grant;Change,Inc.ArtistAssistanceGrant;andtwoCAAP(CommunityArtsAssistanceProgram)grantsfromtheCityofChicagoDepartmentofCulturalAffairsandtheIllinoisArtsCouncil.EukerreceivedherBFAandMFAfromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago.Currently,EukerisalecturerinthedepartmentsofContemporaryPractices,ArtsAdministrationandPolicy,Architecture,InteriorArchitecture,andDesignedObjects,andContinuingStudiesatSAIC.ThisalsomarksEuker’sfifthsoloexhibitionwiththegallery.

MeganEukerwouldliketosayaspecialthankyoutoPatrickGirondi.FormoreinformationontheOrphanDiseaseprojectandEGTcourtcase,pleaseseeNewYorkSupremeCourt;indexnumber150856/2017,ErrantGeneTherapeuticsagainstBluebirdBioandMemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenter.

MeganEuker,“Patrizios(#2of4),”Powder-coatedCastAluminumandPatinatedCastBronze,Each6.75”Hx27/8”Wx3”D,2018