Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present GOLIATH CONCUSSED, Julian LaVerdiere's first solo exhibition at the gallery.

Goliath Concussed includes several large sculptures, which exist as revivified architectural artifacts of bygone empires. The Last Cornerstone, a monumental kinetic sculpture of an American eagle, is a replica of the last surviving cornerstone of the twenty-two that adorned the facade of the late great Pennsylvania Station. This artificial artifact is hung in effigy as the stubborn survivor of the ideological conflict between Empire-style Neo-Classicism and International Style Modernism. A triumvirate of Imperial Dragsters combine the form of Visconti's 1861 Tomb for Napoleon Bonaparte and the infamous Lamborghini LM002, the first luxury proto-military SUV. The Lantern ShuttleCock is, from the exterior, an ominous blend of a Neo-Classic municipal lantern and an implement of war. However, its illuminated interior reveals a paradox inherent in LaVerdiere's works – the fusing of architectonic bombast with technological mysticism.