Partial Recall

July 20 - August 25, 2006
540 West 26th Street

Press Release

Lehmann Maupin Gallery is pleased to present "Partial Recall," a group exhibition investigating different aspects of memory. Included in the exhibition are works by Kutlug Ataman, Christian Curiel, Emma Kay, Mike Kelley, Dash Snow, Juergen Teller, Jeffrey Vallance, and Michael Vasquez. This exhibition will examine how memory affects one's identity and question the truth in memory, as well as recall personal memories of the artists and their subjects.

Cinderella and the Virgin by Kutlug Ataman is a continuation of Kuba, a large-scale work, which debuted at the Carnegie International and won the prestigious Carnegie Award. Istanbul is a modern and ever-changing city. However, history is a weight and through the collective memories of one community, Kuba has remained one of Istanbul's most notorious ghettos and has defined the identities of its' residents. Kutlug Ataman presents a captivating look at how collective memories from one community have defined their identity. Christian Curiel's paintings depict seemingly everyday events, yet upon closer examination, abnormal elements begin to emerge. By representing the confusion and fragility of childhood, Curiel explores his interest in the effect that memories have on the construction of identity.

In various media, Mike Kelley gives form to his memories and explores repressed memory. In the case of Memory Ware Flats, he pokes fun at the nostalgic value people invest in keepsakes and other objects. Like Jeffrey Vallance, Kelley's interest is in how material objects become associated with personal histories and then become charged with meaning. However, unlike Vallance, Kelley's Memory Ware Flats are not sentimental. For his Reliquary Project, Jeffrey Vallance has constructed elaborate reliquaries to hold the highly personal objects (relics) that he has saved for more than 40 years, with each designed to reflect the meaning of the object inside. Spanning Vallance's lifetime, the earliest objects are from his childhood and deal with embarrassing moments, traumas and life changing events.

For one year, photographer Juergen Teller returned to Nürnberg, a place familiar to him as a child, though his memories of the place are far different from its brutal history. In this series, Teller presents images of the Nazi ruins overrun with weeds in an attempt to confront complicated personal histories and refashion what it means to be German.

Drinking, drugs, sex, and violence are the images prevalent in Dash Snow's enlarged Polaroids. Snow's art is about recent memory and nostalgia as he attempts to capture and remember his debaucherous escapades the morning after. Former gang member turned painter, Michael Vasquez depicts hustlers and dealers from his past. These dynamic portraits convey aggression and a sense of loss for the part these men played as role models for the artist. His work is currently on view in Metro Pictures at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami and a solo exhibition is planned at The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, later this year.

The British artist Emma Kay creates humorous prints that consider the subjective nature of knowledge and memory. In Shakespeare from Memory, she wrote her own versions of the author's work, without reference materials, relying solely on personal memory. She also painstakingly drew a map of the world with muddled borders and coastlines, causing the viewer to question its validity.

For more information please visit www.lehmannmaupin.com or contact Stephanie Smith at (212) 255-2923 or stephanie@lehmannmaupin.com.



Artists in this exhibition

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Exhibition Works

CHRISTIAN CURIEL Untitled (Struggle), 2006 oil on canvas 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm LM9967
CHRISTIAN CURIEL Untitled (Struggle), 2006 oil on canvas 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm LM9967

KUTLUG ATAMAN Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-channel video dimensions variable Edition 1 of 5 LM8169
KUTLUG ATAMAN Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-channel video dimensions variable Edition 1 of 5 LM8169

MICHAEL VASQUEZ Still Too Young To Be A Team Player, 2006 oil and aerosol on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM10114
MICHAEL VASQUEZ Still Too Young To Be A Team Player, 2006 oil and aerosol on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM10114

DASH SNOW to be titled c-print 20 x 20 inches 50.8 x 50.8 cm LM10112
DASH SNOW to be titled c-print 20 x 20 inches 50.8 x 50.8 cm LM10112

JEFFREY VALLANCE Instruments of the Passion, 2006 mixed media 22.5 x 14 x 5 inches 57.2 x 35.6 x 12.7 cm LM10092
JEFFREY VALLANCE Instruments of the Passion, 2006 mixed media 22.5 x 14 x 5 inches 57.2 x 35.6 x 12.7 cm LM10092

MIKE KELLEY Memory Ware Flat #24, 2001 Paper pulp, tile grout, acrylic, miscellaneous beads, buttons, jewlery on wooden panel 85.5 x 61 x 5 inches 217.2 x 154.9 x 12.7 cm LM10082
MIKE KELLEY Memory Ware Flat #24, 2001 Paper pulp, tile grout, acrylic, miscellaneous beads, buttons, jewlery on wooden panel 85.5 x 61 x 5 inches 217.2 x 154.9 x 12.7 cm LM10082

JUERGEN TELLER Hitler's Podium, Nürnberg, 2005 c-print 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm 11.61 x 13.78 inches (framed) 29.5 x 35 cm Edition of 5 LM9528
JUERGEN TELLER Hitler's Podium, Nürnberg, 2005 c-print 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm 11.61 x 13.78 inches (framed) 29.5 x 35 cm Edition of 5 LM9528

CHRISTIAN CURIEL No Hay Olvido (There's No Forgetting), 2006 oil on canvas 90 x 72 inches 228.6 x 182.9 cm LM10119
CHRISTIAN CURIEL No Hay Olvido (There's No Forgetting), 2006 oil on canvas 90 x 72 inches 228.6 x 182.9 cm LM10119

MICHAEL VASQUEZ People Forget That There's Two Sides To Every Story (The Frog Man) 2, 2006 oil and aerosol on canvas two panels, each: 72 x 48 inches 182.9 x 121.9 cm LM10113
MICHAEL VASQUEZ People Forget That There's Two Sides To Every Story (The Frog Man) 2, 2006 oil and aerosol on canvas two panels, each: 72 x 48 inches 182.9 x 121.9 cm LM10113

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