Palm Beach
ICA
Sue
Williams, Irritated Weave
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SUE
WILLIAMS: A FINE LINE
March 17 - June 16, 2002
PBICA
601 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, Fla.
Contact: Monica Barber
561-582-0006 ext.1017
561-704-8982 - cell
http://www.palmbeachica.org
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PALM BEACH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART PRESENTS
FIRST US SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF SUE WILLIAMS
Lake Worth, FL--- The Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art (PBICA)
is pleased to announce SUE WILLIAMS: A FINE LINE, the first solo
exhibition in the United states devoted to the work of this renowned
contemporary artist. The exhibition will open March 17, 2002 and
continue through June 16, 2002.
Having emerged in the 1980's with fiercely painted canvases that
addressed issues of female abuse and aberrant sexuality, her work has
evolved into a complex abstraction that critic Michael Kimmelman has
compared to Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell.
Containing more than 35 works, SUE WILLIAMS: A FINE LINE will feature
work from the 1990's especially several large paintings from the mid to
late 90's including Big Red Shoes, 1998 and Winter Sunset, 2000.
Included with the large and smaller canvases will be works on vellum and
drawings on paper.
"It is a great pleasure for us to present the first U.S. museum show for
this extraordinary artist," says PBICA Director Michael Rush. "She is
surely one of the leading painters of our time. She represents a
re-invigorated commitment to abstraction among younger artists."
SUE WILLIAMS: A FINE LINE is curated by PBICA Director Michael Rush. A
full-color catalogue with essays by Rush and critic Barry Schwabsky will
accompany the exhibition.
About the artist:
Sue Williams was born in 1954 in Chicago Heights, Ill. and received her
B.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts in 1976. Her
extraordinary gifts as a painter won for her a place in three
consecutive Whitney Biennials, 1993, '95, and '97. In conjunction with
the '97 Biennial, curator Rush made a film on Ms. Williams which will
also be included in the PBICA exhibition. In addition to the Whitney,
other museums holding her work include the Museum of Modern Art and the
Hirshhorn Museum.
Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art
In July of 1999, philanthropists Robert M. and Mary Montgomery purchased
from Palm Beach Community College and renovated the landmark art deco
movie theater that houses the PBICA. Established by J. Patrick Lannan,
who renovated the facility in 1980 to house his collection of
contemporary art and design, the building and remaining works were
donated in 1989 by the Lannan family to Palm Beach Community College (as
the Lannan Foundation and a majority of the collection were relocated to
Los Angeles.)
Today housed in the 1939 Lake Theater on the Main Street of Lake Worth,
Florida, the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art is devoted to the
premise that contemporary art is a vital means of understanding the
world and today's culture. The museum aims to serve as a place of
pleasure and significance, a place where large questions are posed and
investigated. It is a venue for major national and international art in
all media and a meeting ground for the diverse populations who live in
and visit the Palm Beach region. Michael Rush, a filmmaker, critic and
author was named the first director of the PBICA in 2000.
The exhibition and museum programs of the Palm Beach ICA are generously
supported by Robert M. and Mary Montgomery.
PBICA is located at 601 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth, Fla. Museum hours are
Tuesday-Sunday, 12-6 p.m., and the first and third Fridays from 12
p.m.-8 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students,
children under 12 are free. Free admission is offered every first Friday
of the month from 5-8 p.m. Free guided tours with admission every
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. For more information, the public may call the Palm
Beach Institute of Contemporary Art at 561-582-0006, or visit: http://www.palmbeachica.org.
For more information go to: http://www.palmbeachica.org
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