LAURA CHASMAN

LAURA CHASMAN

  • MOURNING AND MELANCHOLY
  • A SHREWDNESS OF APES
  • SUPA POWER / SELF-PORTRAITS
    • KUNG FU MASTER, Animation
  • THE THING ITSELF (Curtis and Willard)
  • PORTRAITS
    • SELECTED PORTRAITS, 2019-2010
    • YOUTH, 2010-2000
    • NURSES AND NURSING ASSISTANTS, 2007
    • NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, 2005-2004
    • A CHILD IS A GUEST IN THE HOUSE, ONGOING
  • NARRATIVES
    • BARELY VISIBLE (CHELSEA ART GALLERIES), 2019-2018
    • YESHIVA OUTING IN CENTRAL PARK, 2016
    • THE COLOR BLUE, 2016
    • HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. ART FAIRS ON FEDEX MAILING BOXES
  • SELECTED EARLIER WORKS
    • PORTRAITS, 90's
    • PSYCHIATRIC STAFF MEETING, 1976-1977
    • GORILLA WEDDING SERIES, 80's
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STATEMENT

Mourning and Melancholy

2024


In this recent body of work, I have come to think of each one of my clay chimpanzees as an alter ego. They are not just animals, but are meant to embody the current zeitgeist, mirroring these fraught times. My goal was to create work that was raw and emotive, expressing vulnerability.