{"id":29902,"date":"2021-07-20T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=29902"},"modified":"2021-07-21T13:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T13:44:23","slug":"the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Earth, That Is Sufficient\u2019 opens at Nicola Vassell gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Install shot of “The Earth, That Is Sufficient.”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fresh off a stunning, inaugural exhibition\u2014Ming Smith: Evidence\u2014<\/i>Nicola Vassell Gallery<\/a> is back at it again with another impressive show. For their sophomore exhibition, Nicola Vassell Gallery presents, “The Earth, That is Sufficient”<\/em>\u2014a group show highlighting “landscape painting, drawing, sculpture and photography as an assortment of traditional and radical depictions that characterize the ground we stand on and the distance we look out upon.” The multi-generational assembled group of artist tackle the narrative theme of landscape through their distinct lenses\u2014from traditional landscape portraiture, to a more abstract interpretation of terrain and topography.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition features work by Syrian-American poet & artist: Etel Adnan<\/a>, Alvaro Barrington, Sholto Blissett, Lauren Halsey<\/a>, iconic Black portraiture painter:\u00a0Barkley L. Hendricks, Shara Hughes<\/a>, Marcus Jahmal,<\/a> \u201cearth-body\u201d performance artist: Ana Mendieta, Walter Price, Ugo Rondinone<\/a>, Uman and Joseph Elmer Yoakum. The show takes on a poetic theme through the literal and metaphorical interpretations of scenery,\u00a0as its title is taken from an 1856, Walt Whitman poem:\u00a0Song of the Open Road<\/em>. “<\/i>The earth, that is sufficient<\/strong>, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them.”\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Bird Nest In My Window<\/em><\/strong>, 2020 acrylic, oil and oil stick on canvas 60 x 60 in. Uman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A personal\u00a0standout of the show, are the two ovoid, Barkley L. Hendricks lush, Jamaican landscape paintings\u2014“<\/em>Blue, Green and Black River”<\/em> and “Twins On Bathtub Beach.”<\/em>\u00a0(see: below)<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>The masses tend to box Hendricks into a figurative\/portraiture classification, when in fact he was quite the multidisciplinary artist, so to see his work included in this show\u2014is a triumph. These paintings make the case for interjecting Black landscape painters into the cannon of landscape portraiture\u2014much in the essence of Henry Ossawa Tanner. These more traditional form landscapes juxtaposed against the geometric interpretation of Somalian multidisciplinary artist\u00a0Uman, are what makes this exhibition so rich. This collective of multi-generational, multi-ethnic artist all pulling from their perspectives of what the world looks and feels like to them: from implied signage and symbols of environments, to literal documentation of romantic vistas.<\/p>\n

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Blue, Green and Black River<\/em><\/strong>, 2003 signed and dated Jan 2, 2003. Oil on canvas, 32 1\/2 x 22 in (L).<\/em> Twins on Bathtub Beach<\/em><\/strong>, 2006 signed and dated, Dec 28, 2006. Oil on canvas 22 1\/4 x 32 1\/2 in (R)<\/em> Barkley L. Hendricks. \u00a9 Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the artist\u2019s estate and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The landscapes on view manifest as thought, object, vista and action. They offer up literal and metaphorical journeys and the terrestrial as full of physical and mental possibilities.”<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Garden Of Hubris XIV<\/strong><\/em>, 2021. Oil on canvas on board 39 3\/8 x 43 1\/4 in. Sholto Blissett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With this show: a multi-generational, multi-ethnic collective of artist, as well as it’s inaugural show, it’s clear that Nicola Vassell Gallery is out to create space and a platform for the multitude of artist voices often marginalized or erased. We tip our hats off to Nicola Vassell and her curatorial team for setting out to showcase the beauty of the world, as told through such distinct interpreations.<\/p>\n

See some of the works on view below:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Root Collection, 2019 oil on canvas 48 x 40 in. Shara Hughes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Install shot of \"The Earth, That Is Sufficient.\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Untitled, N.D. Pen, colored pencil on paper 12 x 19 in. Joseph Elmer Yoakum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Install shot of \"The Earth, That Is Sufficient.\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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1363-1965, 2020 mixed media on burlap paper in artist frame 11 x 14 in. Alvaro Barrington.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Install shot of \"The Earth, That Is Sufficient.\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Marcus Jahmal, Anomalies of Brick, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Untitled, C. 2012. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in. Etel Adnan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

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“The Earth, That is Sufficient” is on view\u00a0until September 3, 2021 at Nicola Vassell Gallery in\u00a0Chelsea, NYC.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29107,"featured_media":30197,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[2563,38,16],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018The Earth, That Is Sufficient\u2019 opens at Nicola Vassell gallery - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For their sophomore exhibition, Nicola Vassell Gallery presents, "The Earth, That is Sufficient"\u2014a group show highlighting "landscape painting, drawing, sculpture and photography as an assortment of traditional and radical depictions that characterize the ground we stand on and the distance we look out upon."\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018The Earth, That Is Sufficient\u2019 opens at Nicola Vassell gallery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For their sophomore exhibition, Nicola Vassell Gallery presents, "The Earth, That is Sufficient"\u2014a group show highlighting "landscape painting, drawing, sculpture and photography as an assortment of traditional and radical depictions that characterize the ground we stand on and the distance we look out upon."\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-21T13:44:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/nicola-vassell.jpg?fit=1200%2C628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-earth-that-is-sufficient-opens-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/\",\"name\":\"\u2018The Earth, That Is Sufficient\u2019 opens at Nicola Vassell gallery - 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