Flay (James Madison)
| Flay (James Madison) | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Titus Kaphar |
| Year | 2019 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas with nails |
| Subject | James Madison |
| Dimensions | 152.4 cm × 121.92 cm (60.0 in × 48.00 in) |
| Location | University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Accession | 2019/2.184 |
| Website | exchange |
Flay (James Madison) is a 2019 painting by Titus Kaphar.
Background[edit]
Kaphar has painted a series of portraits of the Founding Fathers and other white American historical figures, including Andrew Jackson, Christopher Columbus, and Thaddeus Stephens.[1][2] He often rips the canvasses off the frames, slashes them, rolls them up, or physically manipulates them in other unconventional ways.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 2019, the University of Michigan Museum of Art purchased the piece.[7] Since January 2021, it has hung in an exhibition called "Unsetting Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism,"[8] which explores depictions of race in the museum's collection of European and American art created between 1650 and 1850.[9][8]
Description[edit]
Flay (James Madison) depicts the United States' fourth president, James Madison, wearing a powdered hairstyle and dark blue coat against a dark pink background.[7] From his face down, the canvas is shredded into strips, some of which hang down loosely and others that are nailed to the wall of where the painting is hung.[7] According to Dr. Bridget R. Cooks, "The narrow fringes of canvas flay the figure open. Flipped over and pinned to the wall, the exploded strips reject the coherence of a portrait. The elegant dissection casts shadows of Madison’s broken presence."[10]
The painting is similar to Kaphar's 2017 work Shred of Truth, which depicts Andrew Jackson on a sliced canvas.[2][11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Portrait Gallery: Titus Kaphar and Ken Gonzales-Day Explore 'UnSeen' Narratives in Historic Portraiture". Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ault, Alicia. "Two Artists in Search of Missing History". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Titus Kaphar". Gagosian. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Titus Kaphar Bio - Titus Kaphar". Titus Kaphar. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Meet The MacArthur Fellow Disrupting Racism In Art". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Titus Kaphar, Artist of the Times, Paints With Eyes Open". Cultured Magazine. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Exchange: Flay (James Madison)". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "UMMA opens three new exhibitions online featuring works from its collection | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "Survey | MARUANI MERCIER". maruanimercier.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ Patten, Max (2019-03-01). "Titus Kaphar Repaints History Through Torture and Complexity". UVA Arts. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "National Portrait Gallery's Unseen Exhibit is Halfway There". The Georgetown Voice. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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