ARTISTS
Clay Ketter
STOCKHOLM MODERNA MUSEET May 30-August 16 Curated by Magnus af Petersens Born in Maine and raised in Connecticut, Clay Ketter decamped for Sweden in
Suzanne Hudson / ARTFORUM
01 May, 2009
STOCKHOLM
MODERNA MUSEET
May 30-August 16
Curated by Magnus af Petersens
Born in Maine and raised in Connecticut, Clay Ketter decamped for Sweden in 1988 after finishing his studies - which, if you were wondering, explains why Stockholm's Moderna Museet is home to this American expat's midcareer survey. The exhibition brings together some thirty-five works made since 1987, including a selection of his "Wall Paintings," 1992-99 - sheets of spackle- and screwladen plasterboard constituting abstract paintings - and "Trace Paintings," 1995-, likewise richly patinated wall surfaces replete with shelves and electric wiring. Reinforced here by Ketter's recent photography, the work on view will interrogate the spaces where architecture, sculpture, and painting meet. Despite the artist's established Swedish coordinates, a catalogue with texts by Lars Nittve, SvenOlov Wallenstein, and the curator argues that Ketter's production is nonetheless connected to an American painterly tradition. - Suzanne Hudson
COPYRIGHT: Copyright Artforum Inc. May 2009. Provided by Proquest- CSA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Only fair use as provided by the United States copyright law is permitted.
PROQUEST-CSA, LLC- MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS OR ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
MODERNA MUSEET
May 30-August 16
Curated by Magnus af Petersens
Born in Maine and raised in Connecticut, Clay Ketter decamped for Sweden in 1988 after finishing his studies - which, if you were wondering, explains why Stockholm's Moderna Museet is home to this American expat's midcareer survey. The exhibition brings together some thirty-five works made since 1987, including a selection of his "Wall Paintings," 1992-99 - sheets of spackle- and screwladen plasterboard constituting abstract paintings - and "Trace Paintings," 1995-, likewise richly patinated wall surfaces replete with shelves and electric wiring. Reinforced here by Ketter's recent photography, the work on view will interrogate the spaces where architecture, sculpture, and painting meet. Despite the artist's established Swedish coordinates, a catalogue with texts by Lars Nittve, SvenOlov Wallenstein, and the curator argues that Ketter's production is nonetheless connected to an American painterly tradition. - Suzanne Hudson
COPYRIGHT: Copyright Artforum Inc. May 2009. Provided by Proquest- CSA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Only fair use as provided by the United States copyright law is permitted.
PROQUEST-CSA, LLC- MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS OR ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
