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Prevailing Subversion<\/em> by Kris Kuksi
34″x38″x10″; mixed media assemblage; 2019
Courtesy of the artist and Joshua Liner Gallery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bounty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York, New York, USA
21 November-21 December 2019
Opening Reception: 21 November 6PM-8PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A two-person exhibition featuring Kris Kuksi\u2019s mixed-media assemblages and Mark Wagner\u2019s montages made of United States banknotes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bounty highlights the thematic and stylistic similarities between Kuksi and Wagner\u2019s practices. Both artists rely heavily on the accumulation and arrangement of signifiers to illustrate power structures, most evident in the pairing between Wagner\u2019s Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!<\/em> and Kuksi\u2019s Churchtank Type 15<\/em>. Quoting a line from William Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> that comments on human folly, Wagner\u2019s collage depicts an ornate rose window. Rather than portray a scene that reflects the teachings of the church, the stained glass window shows George Washington strolling outside with a sapling slung over his shoulder, perhaps referencing the notorious cherry tree myth. Similarily, Kuksi uses the architecture of the church to reflect on the entwinement of church and state. The artist adds a tank chassis and gun turret to the structure of a church, accentuating the unholy resonance between the pious power of organized religions and the self-righteous imperialism of the military-industrial complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Darkest Decay Dumb Blossoms of New Mingling Leap Greenly Into the Ripe Air<\/em> by Mark Wagner
72″48″; currency on panel; 2017
Courtesy of the artist and Joshua Liner Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stylistically, Wagner and Kuksi\u2019s approaches are characterized by arranging found objects into intricate compositions. Discussing how his practice aligns with Kuksi\u2019s, Wagner states, \u201cI think we sort of walk the same path, but in the opposite direction. I take this totally monotonous stack of papers and spin them out into a variety of objects, scenes, and whatnot. And Kuksi takes all these disparate things and completely unifies them.\u201d The extreme density and multiplicity in their two-dimensional and three-dimensional works reward close looking. Wagner\u2019s montages encourage the viewer to reconsider the aesthetic and symbolic value of the dollar bill, while Kuksi\u2019s mixed-media assemblages of small, mass-produced objects feature an abundance of layered vignettes that reveal new discoveries with each glance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a distance, Kuksi\u2019s frieze-like works register as architectural ornamentation from the Belle \u00c9poque. Upon closer inspection, individual narratives emerge from each sprawling assemblage, which can include several thousand pieces. To create these ornate assemblages, Kuksi painstakingly arranges model kits, jewelry remnants, and kitsch statuary into complex wall sculptures. Juxtaposing Baroque and Rococo design with the rigidity of the industrial landscape, the patinaed surfaces reference \u201chistorical narratives, biblical subjects, animal worship, architecture, symbolic views on commerce and development, as well as human psychology and behavior.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Redemption <\/em>by Kris Kuksi
28″x34″x11″; mixed media assemblage; 2019
Courtesy of the artist and Joshua Liner Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cutting up bills into rudimentary elements, Wagner uses the shapes, figures, and textures found on United States currency to create complex compositions. The artist tends to \u201cstick to subject matter that is close to the currency,\u201d exploring the intersection of wealth, power, value, and American identity. Many of Wagner\u2019s collages are humorous and lighthearted, while some are macabre in tone. In From Darkest Decay Dumb Blossoms of New Mingling Leap Greenly Into the Ripe Air<\/em>, Washington sways from a tree swing, exuberantly kicking off a shoe as he propels forward. Unbeknownst to him, the root system of the massive tree ensnares a cluster of skulls in various states of decay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Data<\/em> by Mark Wagner
62″x62″; currency on panel; 2019
Courtesy of the artist and Joshua Liner Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kris Kuksi lives and works in Lawrence, KS. Born in 1973 in Springfield, Missouri, Kuksi earned his BFA and MFA in painting at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. His work is in the collections of the Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, California; Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI; National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, VA; and Nike Corporate Collection, Beaverton, OR. Kuksi has exhibited at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach; Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida; and La Halle Saint Pierre Museum, Paris, France. This is Kuksi\u2019s seventh solo exhibition with the gallery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Wagner currently lives and works in Lancaster, PA. Wagner\u2019s work is in dozens of institutions, including the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; and the US Federal Reserve Board. He has exhibited at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Getty Center for the History of Art and Humanities, Los Angeles, CA; and Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. In addition, the artist\u2019s montages have been featured in Time, Newsweek, Harpers, and Art in America as well as on CBS and PBS. This is Wagner\u2019s inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua Liner Gallery<\/strong>
540 West 28th Street
New York, New York 10001
(212) 244-7415 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Tuesday\u2013Saturday, 11AM-6PM <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bounty at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York, New York, USA21 November-21 December 2019Opening Reception: 21 November 6PM-8PM A two-person exhibition featuring Kris Kuksi\u2019s mixed-media assemblages and Mark Wagner\u2019s montages made of United States banknotes. Bounty highlights the thematic and…<\/p>\n

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