BEVERLY SEMMES
Bow (Blue Curtain), 2016
Tulle
109 x 32 in. (sleeves 150 in.) per unit, 18 units total
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Ethereal blue tulle dresses line the gallery walls shoulder to shoulder. Bent or bowed at the waist, attenuated sleeves sweeping the floor, the forms suggest a deflation of breath and...
Ethereal blue tulle dresses line the gallery walls shoulder to shoulder. Bent or bowed at the waist, attenuated sleeves sweeping the floor, the forms suggest a deflation of breath and anticipated inhalation. Gently disturbed by passing bodies and the breeze, this corporeal curtain is in a constant state of subtle movement. Semmes fabric works or dresses perform as stand ins for the female body. Here their slight materiality creates a ghostly hovering presence, a phantom army of gentle souls.
Exhibitions
"Kahlil Robert Irving and Beverly Semmes: Sky, Blue," Tureen, Dallas, Texas, 7 September- 19 October 2024."Bow," Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, 13 September 2017 - 21 October 2017.
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