Gloves Off: University Art Museum, Albany
Bringing together recent video, sculpture, and photography, Rafferty furthers her ongoing fascination with domesticity, the body, consumer culture, fashion, violence, and stand-up comedy in a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary culture on the edge. Organized by the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz and curated by scholar and independent curator Andrew Ingall, Gloves Off is Sara Greenberger Rafferty's first comprehensive United States solo exhibition. The exhibition will open at the Dorsky in January 2017 and then travel to the University Art Museum where Rafferty will present a new site-determined installation.
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Phyllis Diller, 2009C-print mounted to Plexiglas20 x 24 x 1/8 inches; (50.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm) -
Testing I (Whisk), 2009Microphone stand and whiskvariable, approx 60 inches (152.4 centimeters) high
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Testing II (Baster), 2009Microphone stand and bastervariable, approx 60 inches (152.4 centimeters) high
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Testing III (Spoon), 2009Microphone stand and slotted spoonvariable, approx 60 inches (152.4 centimeters) high
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Testing IV (Whisk), 2009Microphone stand and whiskvariable, approx 60 inches (152.4 centimeters) high
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Testing V (Scoop), 2009Microphone stand and ice-cream scoopvariable, approx 60 inches (152.4 centimeters) high
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On Aggression, On Agression, 2016Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareTwo objects, each irregular, overall 24 x 41 ½ x ½ inches (61 x 105.4 x 1.3 cm)
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Untitled, 2014Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 83 ½ x 40 x ½ inches (212.1 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm)
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Untitled, 2014Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 91 x 40 x ½ inches (231.1 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm)
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Phyllis II, 2009C-print mounted to Plexiglas24 x 20 x 1/8 inches; (61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm)
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Phyllis, 2009C-print mounted to Plexiglas24 x 20 x 1/8 inches; (61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm)
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Untitled, 2014Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 72 x 40 ¼ x ½ inches (182.9 x 102.9 x 1.3 cm)
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Dress, 2016Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 50 x 18 x ½ inches (127 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm)
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Y2K Moschino Dress, 2016Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 76 ½ x 40 x ½ inches (194.3 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm)
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Grid, 2016Acrylic polymer, inkjet prints, and paper on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 70 ½ x 24 x ½ inches (179 x 61 x 1.3 cm)
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Untitled, 2013Acrylic polymer and inkjet print on acetate, Plexiglas, and hardware35 ¾ x 24 x ½ inches (90.8 x 61 x 1.3 cm)
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Untitled, 2014Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareIrregular, 60 x 57 ½ x ½ inches (152.4 x 146.1 x 1.3 cm)
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Untitled (for soapbox), 2014Direct substrate-printed acetate, and hand-painted hardware24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
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Bills Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas12 ½ x 13 ¾ x ½ inches (31.8 x 24.9 x 1.3 cm)
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Chicken Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas27 x 11 x 1/2 inches (68.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm)
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Cuffs Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas5 ¾ x 16 ¾ x ½ inches (14.6 x 42.5 x 1.3 cm)
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Double Apple Prop, 2011Direct substrate printed plastic on Plexiglas and hardware10 x 13 x 1/2 inches (25.4 x 33 x 1.3 cm)
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Double Gun Prop, 2011Direct substrate print on Plexiglas9 1/2 x 45 x 1/2 in
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Glasses Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas13 ½ x 12 ½ x 1/2 inches (34.3 x 31.8 x 1.3 cm)
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Mic Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas11 x 15 ½ x ½ inches (27.9 x 39.4 x 1.3 cm)
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Peel Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas10 x 16 3/4 x 1/2 inches (25.4 x 42.5 x 1.3 cm)
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Pie Prop, 2010Direct substrate print on Plexiglas15 ¾ x 12 ½ x ½ inches (40 x 31.8 x 1.3 cm)
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Harold's Clock, 2006C-print16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
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Lucy Not Funny, 2006C-print24 x 16 inches (61 x 40.6 cm)
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Untitled (for stage), 2014Direct substrate-printed acetate, and hardware83 ⅜ x 52 inches (211.8 x 132.1 cm)
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Jokes On You, 2016Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardwareSix components, irregular, approximately 40 in x 19 ft. x ½ inches
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Gloves Off Reader, 2017
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IDENTIFY, 2017Digital video18 minutes, with sound
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Window Piece, 2011Direct substrate print on Plexiglas and hardware74 x 35 x ½ inches (188 x 88.9 x 1.3 centimeters)
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Lights, 2011Direct substrate print on Plexiglasdimensions variable, 90 x 52 x 1/2 inches (228.6 x 132.1 x 1.3 cm)
Bringing together recent video, sculpture, and photography, Rafferty furthers her ongoing fascination with domesticity, the body, consumer culture, fashion, violence, and stand-up comedy in a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary culture on the edge. Organized by the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz and curated by scholar and independent curator Andrew Ingall, Gloves Off is Sara Greenberger Rafferty's first comprehensive United States solo exhibition. The exhibition will open at the Dorsky in January 2017 and then travel to the University Art Museum where Rafferty will present a new site-determined installation.
An illustrated catalogue, co-published by the Samuel Dorsky Museum and University Art Museum, will include an essay by exhibition curator Andrew Ingall, an essay by UAM curator Corinna Ripps Schaming, and an interview with Sara Greenberger Rafferty by Editor in Chief of The Third Rail, Jonathan Thomas.
Sara Greenberger Rafferty received her MFA from Columbia University in 2005. She has exhibited solo projects at The Kitchen, New York, MoMA PS1, New York, and The Suburban, Illinois. She has participated in many group shows at venues such as the Aspen Art Museum, Colorado; Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase; Gagosian Gallery, New York; and the Jewish Museum, New York; and was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial.
Funding for this exhibition has been provided by UAlbany's Office of the President and Office of the Provost, The University at Albany Foundation, and University Auxiliary Services (UAS). Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Gloves Off is organized by the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University of New York at New Paltz, curated by Andrew Ingall, and funded by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency grant. Gloves Off Reader, a site-determined installation will be featured at University Art Museum.