The Mike Kelley Gallery at Beyond Baroque presents Ansel Krut’s 26 Random Words Arranged Alphabetically with 26 Unrelated Images, which is based on his book of the same name. In the book, which is modeled on an old fashioned ABC primer, Krut takes 26 randomly chosen words and matches them to his own drawings without assigning any obvious correlation between the word and the image. Readers are left to explore the slipperiness of language and unlock the coded language buried in both the sound of words and in the way drawings are made. The exhibition shows the progress of the book from its initial conception through the various trial runs at the designers and printers till the final printing. The exhibition includes the first texts, wet proofs, front and back cover options, original drawings and other leftovers as the book made its way towards publication.



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Lorraine Bubar and Jody Zellen’s Call and Response is a collaborative project that began in the early days of Covid 19 and is shown in an exhibition for the first time. Bubar and Zellen began their exchange in 2020 and have continued to send each other collages almost bi-weekly since then: the result is more than 500 digital artworks. When creating images in response to the one they received, both Bubar and Zellen pick an aspect of the picture to respond to — be it a color, shape or figure. Both draw from online repositories for their imagery and fashion these appropriated materials into personal collages. Zellen often uses news photos as the basis of her work, while Bubar culls from representations of nature.

For their Proxy exhibition Lorraine and Jody combed through all the images from their collaboration looking for pairs that resonated. They output them as lenticular prints — images that oscillate between two collages — which are presented along with mirrors to create a labyrinthine effect. A colorful poster with a grid of 100 images that showcases the range of the project will also be on view.
The full collaboration here: callresponselj

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This project is supported by The Jenni Crain Foundation, an initiative dedicated to preserving the legacy of the esteemed artist and curator. www.jennicrain.com

For past Proxy Gallery shows at Beyond Baroque click here.