Feb 2–Mar 25, 2018

Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show

Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show, January 26–July 25, 2017, installation view. Organized by The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. Courtesy JKA Photography.
About

Featuring new and never-before-seen works, Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show marks the first comprehensive survey and solo museum exhibition of Leibowitz’s work to date. Organized in close coordination with the artist, the exhibition brings together nearly 350 works that span the breadth of his career, featuring paintings, fabric works, multiples, installations, documentation, photography, and ephemera created between 1987 and the present day. Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show is on view from February 2 through March 25, 2018.

Widely known under the moniker “Candyass” since he rose to prominence in the 1990s, Leibowitz creates bold, brightly colored, and comically self-effacing text-based works, which draw on both a gay and Jewish perspective in order to address issues of identity, kitsch, modernist critique, and queer politics. Leibowitz explores his own anxieties, neuroses, and insecurities as he attempts to expose truths about contemporary society by fearlessly mixing popular culture and profane sentiments into works that challenge traditional definitions of fine art. Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show will feature a range of Leibowitz’s idiosyncratic approaches, including singular paintings, ceramics, paper umbrellas, trash cans, banners, repurposed stock photography, and beanies.

The presentation at ICA will build off the exhibition’s first iteration at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, creating a unique experience that features additional objects, never-before-seen pieces, and a series of events specifically designed for ICA audiences.

Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show is organized by The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco and is curated by former Associate Curator Anastasia James. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Organized at ICA by Chief Curator Anthony Elms.

 
The content of the current exhibitions may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show book cover
Published in conjunction with The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s 2017 exhibition Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show, this 224-page fully-illustrated hardcover catalogue features contributions by Hilton Als, A. Sergio Bessa, David Bonetti, Fran Drescher, Anastasia James, Rhonda Leiberman, Cary Leibowitz, Simon Lince, and Glen Helfand.
ISBN
9780991641147
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
Year
2017
$45.00
ISBN 9780991641147
Publication Date
2017
Authors
Hilton Als, A. Sergio Bessa, David Bonetti, Fran Drescher, Anastasia James, Rhonda Leiberman, Cary Leibowitz, Simon Lince, and Glen Helfand.
Designer
Dagon James for Hyphen
Authors
Hilton Als, A. Sergio Bessa, David Bonetti, Fran Drescher, Anastasia James, Rhonda Leiberman, Cary Leibowitz, Simon Lince, and Glen Helfand.
Publisher
The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
Price
$45.00
Support for Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show has been provided by Arthur Cohen & Daryl Otte, Marjorie & Michael Levine, Patricia & Howard Silverstein, Bryan & Meredith Verona, and Caroline & Daniel Werther. Major support for The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s presentation is provided by Gaia Fund, Dorothy R. Saxe, Wendy and Richard Yanowitch, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.