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CHARLES RAY

CHARLES RAY

Everyone Takes Off Their Pants At Least Once a Day Matthew Marks Gallery 1 May–29 June 2024 522 West 22nd Street
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Matthew Marks is pleased to announce an exhibition of three new sculptures by Charles Ray in his gallery at 522 West 22nd Street. Made over the past five years, Ray’s new work continues his investigation of the fundamental elements of sculpture—scale, weight, and medium.

Everyone takes off their pants at least once a day (2024) is a 9-foot-tall sculpture of a woman dressing. The sculpture is constructed from handmade paper and is based on a full-scale model originally made in clay. Merging the contemporary and the classical, the work builds upon ancient traditions of statuary.

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About the Artist

Charles Ray is a prominent American sculptor whose works have been featured in both the Venice Biennale and the Whitney Biennial on multiple occasions. His varied output is perhaps best defined by his drastic turn to figuration in the 1990s—manufacturing unnervingly altered storefront mannequins that engage with American society and the canon of Western art history.

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About the Gallery
Founded in New York in 1991, Matthew Marks Gallery represents thirty-four artists of different generations working in a wide range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking.

Today the gallery maintains exhibition spaces totaling more than 18,000 square feet, with three locations in New York and two in Los Angeles.

Each year we present between thirteen and fifteen exhibitions, many accompanied by original publications.
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522 West 22nd Street
New York
United States
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Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm
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Matthew Marks Gallery contemporary art gallery in 522 West 22nd Street New York United States
Matthew Marks Gallery
522 West 22nd Street, New York, United States
+1 (212) 243-0200

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm
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