{"id":54993,"date":"2024-09-19T17:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=54993"},"modified":"2024-09-22T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T17:48:11","slug":"the-goal-of-subversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2024\/09\/the-goal-of-subversion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Goal of Subversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55001\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55001\" class=\"wp-image-55001\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"An older gentleman in a sportscoat and a drink inspecting a piece of functional glass sculpture on a pedestal.\" width=\"179\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7R401794-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opening Night photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Friday, September 13th, Rehs Contemporary Galleries opened their exhibition, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Art of Subversion<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the show has a coherent aesthetic, it may <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">not<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> be <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">easy<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to nail down the goal of curating such an exhibition.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Simply viewing the work online would not explain why street art-inspired paintings are displayed alongside pieces of functional glass sculpture. What do they mean by subversion, and why is it essential enough to dedicate an entire gallery show? Subversion, in this context, refers to highlighting and appreciating taboos and stigmas within the arts and beyond, including graffiti, tattoos, functional glass art, and other subjects and media. Not only is the exhibition applying a magnifying glass to subversive art, but in doing so, the exhibition itself is an act of subversion. The goal of <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Art of Subversion<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at Rehs Contemporary is to offer the platform and vehicle of a gallery setting to subjects and genres that, in the past and even today, are unwelcome in such spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54994\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54994\" class=\"wp-image-54994\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"A graffiti-inspired painting of a green and yellow creature against a purple background.\" width=\"183\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan-768x1231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lenny_vuitton_z1175_emotions_of_the_hooligan.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Emotions of the Hooligan<\/em> by Lenny Vuitton<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Street art is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">probably<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the main source of inspiration for the graphic art on display.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Conversations surrounding street art are incredibly nuanced and have evolved greatly over the past decade. Until Banksy became a household name, brick walls and overpasses in the world\u2019s urban centers were where you would find the best street art and graffiti, not on the auction block at Christie\u2019s. Of course, street art has inspired or served as a starting point for some of the great modern artists of the last fifty years, most notably <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/d3bzyjrsc4233l.cloudfront.net\/news\/Keith_Haring_x_Pandora.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Keith Haring<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/press.christies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/799a9304f02b3634bef683dfb47ced1d.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. However, until Banksy, street artists had to move off the street and into a studio to gain greater legitimacy, success, and name recognition. Yet despite the success of Banksy and the incorporation of street art and graffiti into contemporary art collecting and connoisseurship, there is still work that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">must be done<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Many in the worldwide street art scene have commented that there is still room for greater normalization and legitimization. Banksy is sometimes seen not as a forerunner of greater change but as merely a prominent graffiti artist for whom society and law enforcement make an exception. Works by world-famous street artists <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are preserved<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and admired, while others are covered and painted over. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2023\/07\/bogus-banksy-offers-critique-on-street-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One incident last year in Glasgow clearly showed this double standard<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> when <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a piece of graffiti was only painted over<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> after the local council learned it was, in fact, not by Banksy but by a duo seeking to imitate the anonymous artist\u2019s style. Some towns and cities <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are already providing<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> designated spaces where graffitists can work freely. So, allowing street artists to exhibit their work in a gallery provides legitimacy, eases the stigma against graffiti, and brings these artists\u2019 work to an entirely different audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54995\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54995\" class=\"wp-image-54995\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"A painting of a tattooed woman in a black bikini top and a Catwoman mask against a yellow background\" width=\"269\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chris_guest_z1170_lucky_black_cat_ll.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lucky Black Cat<\/em> by Chris Guest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among the artists <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">represented<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Art of Subversion<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Chris Guest pulls from a very different art form that mainstream fine art spaces also exclude. Scantily clad and nude women are nothing new in traditional Western art. However, graphic art that is more sexually explicit, like pinups and erotica, has always had a hard time breaking through, regardless of the artist\u2019s skill. Guest captures the subjects and aesthetics of centerfold photographs and other genres dismissed as smut using the traditional medium of oil paints on canvas. Furthermore, while academic nude painting shows idealized proportions and perfectly clear skin, Guest subverts the genre of conventional figure painting by using subjects with elaborate tattoos. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> brings us to another taboo addressed in <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Art of Subversion<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Though tattoos <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are becoming more widely accepted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and of great cultural significance among some peoples, like the Maori of New Zealand, tattoos are often associated with outcasts and other marginalized groups. In many cultures, it <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is associated<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with criminality, especially in places like Japan, where the practice is <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/japanesevisualculture.ace.fordham.edu\/exhibits\/show\/irezumi_tradition_and_criminal\/irezumi_criminality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">closely associated with organized crime<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. But even in times and places where <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tattoos were nearly completely kept<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on the periphery, those at the center of high society couldn\u2019t help themselves. Despite the taboo, European royals often got tattoos while traveling abroad. King Edward VII of England and his son King George V <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">each<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> had <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicinvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JerusalemCross.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a five-fold cross<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> tattooed on their arms, both done by the same tattoo artist in Jerusalem about twenty years apart. While on a trip to Japan, Czar Nicholas II had a dragon tattooed on his right arm, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/colorized-image-1562868076.jpg?resize=640:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">which can <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be seen<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in some photos<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Exceptions like these show that long-standing stigmas that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">still<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> persist today are never as cut and dry as they seem.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54996\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54996\" class=\"wp-image-54996 \" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"An intricate glass sculpture of a fish with large, magnifying glass eyes and sharp teeth\" width=\"258\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/buck_z1193_white_fish_2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>White Crush<\/em> by Buck<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As I\u2019ve discussed <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2024\/07\/valenciennes-museum-proposes-name-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in a previous article<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the difference between what is and is not fine art often concerns purpose. Many beautiful pieces are excluded from the fine art category because they have a practical, useful role. Jewelry, pottery, ceramics, textiles, and glass <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are kept<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> out of the fine art club. One of the central components of <em>The Art of Subversion<\/em> is functional glass sculpture. Not only has this form of art been excluded from gallery spaces because it has a practical purpose, but there is also the taboo associated with smoking culture that has only started to fade in the past decade or so because of cannabis decriminalization and legalization efforts. Many visitors reacted similarly to seeing these pieces: as beautiful and complex as some of these pieces are, the practical purpose almost seems secondary. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is most apparent in the work by Buck, <a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Hamm_Brushland-Vitrifex_Untitled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamm Brushland-Vitrifex<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/JP_Toro_Triple_Uptake_Vortex_Recycler_Greatful_Dead_Theme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JP Toro<\/a>. When placed in the right context, they are perceived more as genuine works of art than objects serving a practical function. This makes it an even greater shame that this sort of work is, in some jurisdictions, not just stigmatized but outright illegal and classified as drug paraphernalia. It only makes it more difficult for these incredibly skilled craftsmen to make a living.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55015\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55015\" class=\"wp-image-55015\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1.jpg\" alt=\"Opening Night\" width=\"252\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/opening_night_1-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opening Night<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every once in a while, bringing in outsiders is the best way to breathe new life into any establishment. By exalting the marginalized, the stigmatized, and the subversive, we help push visual art into new and exciting directions by injecting it with experimentation and fresh perspectives. In a counterintuitive way, you need a little subversion to move forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, September 13th, Rehs Contemporary Galleries opened their exhibition, The Art of Subversion. While the show has a coherent aesthetic, it may not be easy to nail down the goal of curating such an exhibition. 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