Abstracts, Jack Pierson’s recent show at Cheim & Read gallery focuses on the sculptural work of this prolific multi-disciplinary artist. Working with found letterforms from commercial signs he composes a range of beautifully minimal works that move the typographic forms far away from their functional origins.
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From the gallery:
For this exhibition at Cheim & Read, Pierson presents recent sculptural abstractions using his trademark signage materials. He repositions letters and other signage details – broken pieces, numbers and symbols – so that narrative is no longer recognizable. By removing the hierarchy of language, and therefore its immediate associations, Pierson strives for universality – the sculptures do not rely on words to communicate, instead provoking a more visceral reaction.
Pierson’s work has long embodied sensations of nostalgia and melancholia, memory and loss. The distinctly American nature of the signage he uses references road-side ephemera and American cultural symbolism, and is imbued with poignancy and disillusionment.
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