LAURA CHASMAN

LAURA CHASMAN

  • FRACTURED / SELF-PORTRAITS
  • 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
  • SCENES
    • 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 MAILERS
  • SELECTED EARLIER WORKS
    • PORTRAITS, 90's
    • PSYCHIATRIC STAFF MEETING, 70's
    • GORILLA WEDDING SERIES, 80's
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HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW ART FAIRS ON FEDEX MAILERS

These scenes are based on fairs that I have visited. The cubicle spaces where gallerists display art appear as small stage sets where all the action takes place. Art fairs are fast moving - in a few days they would all be gone, the artwork packed up and shipped back to galleries, collectors and to other fairs. I have painted these scenes directly on FedEx mailing boxes - at times the FedEx logo is barely visible and at other times it hovers above the scene, a reminder of the mobility and the transitory nature of the art world today.