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Equal Affections
GRIMM Keizersgracht 241, Amsterdam (NL), GRIMM Van Baerlestraat 80, Amsterdam (NL), 23 July - 5 September 2021

Equal Affections

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Works
  • An acrylic painting showing couples in blue water hung on a white gallery wall.
    Katherine Bradford
    Couples in Water, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    152.4 x 121.9 cm | 60 x 48 in
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  • A mixed media painting of four girls sitting on a bench hung on a white, gallery wall.
    Katherine Bradford
    Friends Together on A Bench, 2021
    Acrylic and collage on canvas
    183 x 170.2 x 5 cm | 72 x 67 x 2 in
    Sold
  • A colorful, mixed media painting of two figures hugging (back to the viewer) with the sun on the horizon line hung on a white wall.
    Katherine Bradford
    Love at the Lake, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    182.9 x 152.4 cm | 72 x 60 in
    Sold
  • Oil on canvas depicting a perplexed looking man sitting on a bed.
    Felix de Clercq
    The Empire, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    30 x 40 cm | 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Sold
  • Green pigment on canvas.
    Felix de Clercq
    Turing, 2021
    Aluminum sulfate, pigment on canvas
    140.5 x 140.5 x 3 cm | 55 1/4 x 55 1/4 x 1 1/8 in
    Sold
  • Oil on canvas of an open book.
    Felix de Clercq
    Wonder, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    30 x 40 cm | 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Sold
  • Oil on canvas depicting the side profile of a figure in a green t-shirt and vines.
    Anthony Cudahy
    Espalier, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    152.4 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm | 60 x 60 x 1 in
    Sold
  • Mixed media piece depicting an angry figure's face.
    Jonathan Lyndon Chase
    Hog tie lasso, 2020
    Acrylic paint, chalk pastel, oil pastel, marker on canvas
    102 x 76.3 x 4 cm | 40 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 5/8 in
  • Oil on canvas piece depicting the back of a blonde girl's head and a wilting sunflower.
    Anthony Cudahy
    Patience, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 91.4 x 3 cm | 48 x 36 x 1 1/8 in
    Sold
  • Oil on wood depicting a sleeping figure with flowers growing out of their back.
    Ryan Driscoll
    Narcissus, 2021
    Oil on wood
    54.5 x 40 cm | 21 1/2 x 15 3/4 in
    Sold
  • Acrylic on wood panel of a nude person sitting on the floor surrounded by various objects.
    Kyle Dunn
    Love Song, 2021
    Acrylic on wooden panel
    103 x 76.2 x 5 cm | 40.5 x 30 x 2 in
    Sold
  • Oil on wood depicting figures from Ancient Greek mythology.
    Ryan Driscoll
    Pan and Daphnis, 2021
    Oil on wood
    68.5 x 52 cm | 27 x 20 1/2 in
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  • Oil and crayon on canvas of a naked man sitting relaxed on a chair
    Louis Fratino
    Big Tristan, 2017
    Oil and crayon on canvas
    203.2 x 106.7 cm | 80 x 42 in
  • Oil and crayon on canvas of two men having sex
    Louis Fratino
    Reunion, 2017
    Oil and crayon on canvas
    30.4 x 23.5 cm | 12 x 9.2 in
  • Oil and crayon on canvas of two nude lovers holding one another in bed
    Louis Fratino
    Couple at dusk, 2018
    Oil and crayon on canvas
    76.2 x 76.2 cm | 30 x 30 in
  • acrylic painting depicting a figure underneath a blue blanket, feet sticking out
    Lenz Geerk
    Moonface (Insomiac VI), 2019
    Acrylic on canvas
    150 x 110 cm | 59 1/8 x 43 1/4 in
  • Oil on linen depicting two figures embracing in a forested landscape.
    Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
    Divine Demons, 2021
    Oil on linen
    190.5 x 152.4 cm | 75 x 60 in
    Sold
  • acrylic painting depicting a sculptor with her piece and the model
    Lenz Geerk
    Sculptor with model and sculpture, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    50.5 x 60.5 cm | 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in
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  • oil painting depicting a first person perspective view of a naked thigh draped over the leg of another nude woman, whose head and torso is mostly visible
    Jenna Gribbon
    Afternoonscape, 2021
    Oil on linen
    71.1 x 55.9 cm | 28 x 22 in
  • Salman Toor Downtown Boys, 2020 Oil on panel 50.8 x 40.6 cm | 20 x 16 in
    Salman Toor
    Downtown Boys, 2020
    Oil on panel
    50.8 x 40.6 cm | 20 x 16 in
  • oil painting depicting a dark room lit by scattered candles, at the center of the image is a woman stretched out on the floor, looking between another naked woman's legs
    Jenna Gribbon
    Ritualized looking, 2020
    Oil on linen
    36 x 28 cm | 14 1/8 x 11 1/8 in
  • oil painting depicting a woman and two small men posed like the capitoline wolf
    Justin Liam O'Brien
    Lupa capitolina, 2021
    Oil on linen
    91.4 x 121.9 cm | 36 x 48 in
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  • oil painting depicting a lounging man looking at a cellphone
    Doron Langberg
    Thomas #2, 2021
    Oil on linen
    46 x 61 cm | 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting a group of men on the seashore at sunset, some seated, some standing. one is urinating into the water.
    Justin Liam O'Brien
    Over Fire Island, 2021
    Oil on linen
    152.4 x 121.9 cm | 60 x 48 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting the contents of an ethereally rendered torso, gazing out from a window
    Michael Stamm
    Tincture #14 (Gifts For My Elusive Host), 2019
    Acrylic and sand on canvas wrapped panel
    101.6 x 61 x 4 cm | 40 x 24 1/8 x 1 5/8 in
    Sold
  • oil painting depicting the suicide of tyler clementi, with text reading "i'll remember"
    Michael Stamm
    Tincture #15 (Tyler Clementi), 2021
    Acrylic and paper collage on canvas wrapped panel
    132.5 x 81.3 x 4 cm | 52 1/8 x 32 1/8 x 1 5/8 in
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Installation Views
  • Installation View Equal Affections Grimm Van Baerlestraat 80 Amsterdam Nl 2021 1
  • Installation View Equal Affections Grimm Keizersgracht 241 Amsterdam Nl 2021 1
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  • Installation View Equal Affections Grimm Van Baerlestraat 80 Amsterdam Nl 2021 2
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Press
  • Equal Affections: GRIMM Gallery Group Exhibition Channels the Great Novel of David Leavitt

    Sasha Bogojev, Juxtapoz, September 9, 2021
Publications
  • Equal Affections

    Equal Affections

    with essay by David Leavitt Published by GRIMM on the occasion of "Equal Affections", 2021 Hard cover with linen 100 pages
    Publisher: GRIMM Amsterdam (NL)
    ISBN: 978-90-831888-0-5
    Dimensions: 22 x 15 cm | 8 5/8 x 5 7/8 in
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Press release
Equal Affections
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GRIMM is pleased to announce Equal Affections, a group presentation with Katherine Bradford, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Felix de Clercq, Anthony Cudahy, Ryan Driscoll, Kyle Dunn, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Louis Fratino, Lenz Geerk, Jenna Gribbon, Doron Langberg, Justin Liam O’Brien, Michael Stamm and Salman Toor.

The exhibition borrows its name from David Leavitt’s acclaimed 1988 novel of the same title. A new essay by Leavitt was published to accompany the presentation.

The body can be a metaphor for many things. It can be an instrument for experiencing the world, or a vessel for meaning and message. Direct references to the self through memoir and autobiography are central themes in current painting. Equal Affections brings together fourteen artists who explore how the self emerges in relation to community and society at large. An inquiry into gender and its representation foregrounds these rich depictions of people and their interior worlds.

Together, these artworks commemorate the look and feel of contemporary life – while some venture into fantasy, others are firmly grounded in physicality. Many can be read as demonstrations of personal identity and this highlights a shift in the way identity is made visible in art, and more broadly in contemporary culture. Similarly, technology as a filter for experiencing others and its influence on the way we present ourselves, are recurrent themes. In each gesture, pose and painted mannerism these artists present a strong argument for the power of integrating the surface and interior of our lives, as an approach to telling one’s own personal history.

The team at GRIMM wishes to thank all participating artists and their representing galleries for their wonderful contributions and support to this project.

Related content
  • Equal Affections Publications

    Equal Affections

    with essay by David Leavitt Dec 4, 2021
    GRIMM is pleased to announce Equal Affections , a group presentation with Katherine Bradford, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Felix de Clercq, Anthony Cudahy, Ryan Driscoll, Kyle...
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  • Equal Affections: GRIMM Gallery Group Exhibition Channels the Great Novel of David Leavitt Press

    Equal Affections: GRIMM Gallery Group Exhibition Channels the Great Novel of David Leavitt

    Juxtapoz Sep 9, 2021
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