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Someone said that the world's a stage
Curated by Margot Samel, GRIMM 54 White St, New York, NY (US), 1 July - 6 August 2021

Someone said that the world's a stage: Curated by Margot Samel

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  • oil painting depicting a fallen curtain, a patterned floor is barely visible at the bottom of frame
    Louise Giovanelli
    Plaza, 2021
    Oil on canvas, diptych
    200 x 220 x 4.5 cm | 78 3/4 x 86 5/8 x 1 3/4 in
    Sold
  • A framed image of two men sitting on either side of a green sofa.
    Ger van Elk
    The Symmetry of Diplomacy with Kynaston McShine, 1972
    Collaged color photograph
    unframed: 42 x 73.5 cm | 16 1/2 x 29 in
    framed: 82.2 x 112 cm | 32 3/8 x 44 1/8 in
  • A framed image of two men sitting next to one another wearing identical suits.
    Ger van Elk
    The Symmetry of Diplomacy in a Chinese Fashion, 2005
    Video-player, LCD screen, in surround in oak frame
    82 x 100 cm | 32 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • William Monk Zip, 2020 Oil on canvas, framed 37 x 57 cm | 14 5/8 x 22 1/2 in
    William Monk
    Zip, 2020
    Oil on canvas, framed
    37 x 57 cm | 14 5/8 x 22 1/2 in
    Sold
  • William Monk Road Trip II, 2020 Oil on canvas, framed 37.5 x 72.5 cm | 14 3/4 x 28 1/2 in
    William Monk
    Road Trip II, 2020
    Oil on canvas, framed
    37.5 x 72.5 cm | 14 3/4 x 28 1/2 in
    Sold
  • William Monk Blue Moon II, 2020 Oil on canvas Unframed: 35 x 55 cm | 13 3/4 x 21 5/8 in Framed: 37 x 57 cm | 14 5/8 x 22 1/2 in
    William Monk
    Blue Moon II, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    Unframed: 35 x 55 cm | 13 3/4 x 21 5/8 in
    Framed: 37 x 57 cm | 14 5/8 x 22 1/2 in
    Sold
  • Sarah Margnetti Inner space, 2021 Acrylic and oil on canvas 150 x 100 x 2.5 cm | 59 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 in
    Sarah Margnetti
    Inner space, 2021
    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    150 x 100 x 2.5 cm | 59 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 in
    Sold
  • Sarah Margnetti Window Caryatids, 2021 Acrylic and oil on canvas 150 x 100 x 2.5 cm | 59 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 in
    Sarah Margnetti
    Window Caryatids, 2021
    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    150 x 100 x 2.5 cm | 59 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting an abstract interior scene, brightly colored magenta and turquoise
    Matthias Weischer
    Winkel, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 80 x 4 cm | 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 1 5/8 in
    Sold
  • Dirk Braeckman T.S.-O.S.-18 #1, 2018 Gelatin silver print reversibly mounted on aluminium support and frame 180 x 120 cm | 70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in Unique in a series of 3 (#1/3)
    Dirk Braeckman
    T.S.-O.S.-18 #1, 2018
    Gelatin silver print reversibly mounted on aluminium support and frame
    180 x 120 cm | 70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in
    Unique in a series of 3 (#1/3)
  • Rosalind Nashashibi Elena and Gintaras At The Market, 2021 Oil on linen 60 x 40 cm | 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
    Rosalind Nashashibi
    Elena and Gintaras At The Market, 2021
    Oil on linen
    60 x 40 cm | 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
    Sold
  • Rosalind Nashashibi Girl on a bench, 2021 Oil on linen 90 x 100 cm | 35 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    Rosalind Nashashibi
    Girl on a bench, 2021
    Oil on linen
    90 x 100 cm | 35 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
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  • Torbjørn Rødland The Blondes, 2018-2020 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper 140 x 110 cm | 55 1/8 x 43 3/8 in 142.6 x 112.7 x 5.1 cm | 56 1/8 x 44 3/8 x 2 in (framed)
    Torbjørn Rødland
    The Blondes, 2018-2020
    Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    140 x 110 cm | 55 1/8 x 43 3/8 in
    142.6 x 112.7 x 5.1 cm | 56 1/8 x 44 3/8 x 2 in (framed)
  • Emily Mae Smith Scales and Tails, 2016 Oil on linen 35.6 x 27.9 cm | 14 x 11 in
    Emily Mae Smith
    Scales and Tails, 2016
    Oil on linen
    35.6 x 27.9 cm | 14 x 11 in
  • Cotton, wool, and watercolor piece depicting two people chatting with one another and connected by white word bubbles that emerge from either of their mouths.
    Christina Forrer
    Conversation, 2018
    Cotton, wool, and watercolor
    82.5 x 95.3 cm | 32 1/2 x 37 1/2 in
  • Image of a medium sized painting on a wall with gallery floor. dark blue medium sized painting of a light blue pool and two houses.
    Michael Raedecker
    stage, 2021
    Laser printer pigment transfer, dispersion, acrylic, glitter, and thread on canvas
    92 x 126.5 cm | 36 1/4 x 49 3/4 in
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  • color print of a photo depicting a close-up of a face, masked around the eyes and wearing gold face paint
    Cindy Sherman
    Untitled, 1996
    Chromogenic color print
    Framed: 150.5 × 103.2 cm | 59 1/4 × 40 5/8 in
    Unframed: 147 x 99.7 cm | 57 7/8 x 39 1/4 in
  • watercolor drawing depicting a naked figure bowing, bordered by black curtains with flowers at his feet. he is holding a knife in one hand and bleeding from the other
    Sanya Kantarovsky
    Offending the Audience II, 2021
    Watercolor pencil and watercolor on linen
    69.8 x 90.2 cm | 27 1/2 x 35 1/2 in
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  • B. Ingrid Olson Selve, 2014-2020 Inkjet print and UV printed matboard in aluminum frame 36.8 x 26 cm | 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in
    B. Ingrid Olson
    Selve, 2014-2020
    Inkjet print and UV printed matboard in aluminum frame
    36.8 x 26 cm | 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in
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  • B. Ingrid Olson Underpinning, a twitch of glass, a pinch in the cloth, 2019-2020 Inkjet print and UV printed matboard in aluminum frame 63.5 x 41.9 cm | 25 x 16 1/2 in
    B. Ingrid Olson
    Underpinning, a twitch of glass, a pinch in the cloth, 2019-2020
    Inkjet print and UV printed matboard in aluminum frame
    63.5 x 41.9 cm | 25 x 16 1/2 in
  • oil painting depicting an abstractly rendered woman against a colorful backdrop. she appears to have one large ear.
    Daisy May Sheff
    She Shall Hear When She Has Listened, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    101.6 x 76.2 cm | 40 x 30 in
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  • oil painting depicting a surreal and colorful scene of a figure in bed
    Daisy May Sheff
    Mirrored Bed Stack, 2021
    Oil on wood
    43.2 x 40.6 cm | 17 x 16 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting an abstract figure amongst a colorful patterned background
    Daisy May Sheff
    O Leafy Oak, Clumpy-Leaved, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    82.5 x 111.8 cm | 32 1/2 x 44 in
    Sold
  • Cauleen Smith Black and Blue Over You (After Bas Jan Ader for Ishan), 2010 Film transferred to digital video, color, sound 9:40 minutes
    Cauleen Smith
    Black and Blue Over You (After Bas Jan Ader for Ishan), 2010
    Film transferred to digital video, color, sound
    9:40 minutes
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Installation Views
  • Giovanelli And Ger Install
  • Grimm 06252141109
  • Stage Installation 05
  • Stage Installation 03
  • Stage Installation 06
  • Weischer Low Res
  • Forrer And Smith Install Image
  • Stage Installation 08
  • Stage Installation 04
  • Stage Installation 02
  • Stage Installation 01
  • Cauleen Smith Install View Copy
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Press
  • WHEN WE SAID BREAK A LEG, WE MEANT IT

    Nate Rynaski, Flaunt, August 16, 2021
Press release
Someone said that the world's a stage, Curated by Margot Samel
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GRIMM is pleased to announce Someone said that the world's a stage, a group exhibition with works by Dirk Braeckman, Ger van Elk, Christina Forrer, Louise Giovanelli, Sanya Kantarovsky, Sarah Margnetti, William Monk, Rosalind Nashashibi, B. Ingrid Olson, Michael Raedecker, Torbjørn Rødland, Daisy May Sheff, Cindy Sherman, Cauleen Smith, Emily Mae Smith and Matthias Weischer.

In the world of the theater, stage sets, masks, costumes, and curtains bring performances to life. They help make the illusion seem real. Although depictions of theater and cinema are not considered a genre in historical painting, elements of the theater have been referenced in art and literature for millennia, particularly curtains, which hold unique symbolic power. Someone said that the world's a stage brings together sixteen artists working in a variety of media to explore performance and theatrical imagery.

One of the earliest accounts of visual art and performance coming together is the myth of Zeuxis and Parrhasius, said to have taken place as early as the 4th century B.C. It tells the story of two painters with such skill that Zeuxis's depiction of grapes deceived a flock of birds which attempted to eat them. However, it was Parrhasius' painting of a curtain which was so convincing that Zeuxis confused it with drapery concealing an artwork and reached to remove it. Zeuxis conceded defeat to Parrhasius for his cunning, proclaiming him the superior artist. Such demonstrations of illusion and deceit are essential to suspending audiences' belief. In contemporary painting this symbolic language holds currency.

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  • WHEN WE SAID BREAK A LEG, WE MEANT IT Press

    WHEN WE SAID BREAK A LEG, WE MEANT IT

    Flaunt Aug 16, 2021
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