Lorraine O'Grady: Aproximación Inicial

Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo

September 16, 2016–January 15, 2017

Lorraine O’Grady: Aproximación Inicial, installation view, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (2016)

Cutting Out the New York Times, A Conversation with Fata Morgana (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
88.19h x 7.87w in (224h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, A Heroic Return (1977/2010); Just the Two of Us (1977/2010); I Heard My Sister Speak My Name (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
88.19h x 7.87w in (224h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Can You Blame Us (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 78.74w in (28h x 200w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Coins of the 'Rebellion' (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 118.11w in (28h x 300w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Extra Lettuce Leaf (1977), detail
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 7.87w in (28h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Finding the one you love...is finding yourself (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
77.17h x 7.87w in (196h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Head Quarters (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 86.61w in (28h x 220w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, I Heard My Sister Speak My Name (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
88.19h x 7.87w in (224h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Just the Two of Us (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
88.2h x 7.9w in (224h x 20.1w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Lights (1977)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 94.49w in (28h x 240w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Missing Persons (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 102.36w in (28h x 260w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Motion Equals Progress (1977)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
28h x 240w in (71.1h x 609.6w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Role Models (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 86.61w in (28h x 220w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 94.49w in (28h x 240w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, The Renaissance Man is Back in Business (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 86.61w in (28h x 220w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, The Right Face For The Right Job (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
66.14h x 7.87w in (168h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Those Missing the Boat Can Catch It in Classes (1977/2010), detail
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 70.87w in (28h x 180w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Vivo (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
84h x 20w in (213.4h x 50.8w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, What have we done? Where are we going? (1977), detail
Toner ink on adhesive paper

Cutting Out the New York Times, Where are All Those Ex-Giants Now? (1977/2010); Salad Days (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
77.17h x 7.87w in (196h x 20w cm)

Cutting Out the New York Times, Where Is the Promise That Once (1977/2010); Come to Our Place for Thanksgiving (1977/2010); You Can Succeed in Your Own Business (1977/2010)
Toner ink on adhesive paper
11.02h x 78.74w in (28h x 200w cm)

Miscegenated Family Album (1980/1994)
Cibachrome prints in 16 parts

Art Is. . . (1983/2009)
C-prints in 40 parts

Untitled (Mlle Bourgeoise Noire) (1980-83/2009)
Silver gelatin fiber print in 14 parts

Landscape (Western Hemisphere) (2010/2011)
Single channel video for projection, video still

The First and Last of the Modernists, Diptych 2 Green (Charles and Michael) (2010)
Fujiflex print
46.8h x 37.3w in (118.9h x 94.7w cm)

The First and Last of the Modernists, Diptych 1 Red (Charles and Michael)
(2010)
Fujiflex print
46.8h x 37.3w in (118.9h x 94.7w cm)

The First and Last of the Modernists, Diptych 3 Blue (Charles and Michael)
(2010)
Fujiflex print
46.8h x 37.4w in (118.9h x 95w cm)

The First and Last of the Modernists, Diptych 4 Gray (Charles and Michael)
(2010)
Fujiflex print
46.8h x 37.4w in (118.9h x 95w cm)

Body/Ground (The Clearing: or Cortez and La Malinche. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, N. and Me) (1991/2012)
Silver Gelatin Print (Photomontage)
40h x 50w in (101.6h x 127w cm)

The Fir-Palm (1991/2012)
Silver Gelatin Print (Photomontage)
50h x 40w in (127h x 101.6w cm)

Press Release

Lorraine O’Grady: Aproximación Inicial
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo
Sevilla, Spain

Lorraine O’Grady: Aproximación Inicial (Lorraine O’Grady: Initial Recognition) is the artist’s first major solo exhibition in Spain. Spanning more than four decades of O’Grady’s career, the exhibition presents approximately 100 works in a variety of media, including photography, video and photomontage.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with essays by the curators Berta Sichel and Barbara Krulik, as well as texts by Cecilia Alemani, Andil Gosine and the artist.