Harmony Hammond's Rust Never Sleeps at Alexander Gray Associates
Rust Never Sleeps is the seventh solo exhibition by Harmony Hammond (b. 1944) at Alexander Gray Associates. This showcase includes expansive paintings created over the past three years, challenging Minimalist abstraction through their political themes and tangible materials. Four of the artworks utilize rusted stamped metal, a medium Hammond began exploring in 1988 upon relocating from New York to New Mexico. The repurposed metal, sourced from crumbling structures, symbolizes themes of dispossession in the American Southwest and the struggle for survival in rural areas.
Key facts
- Alexander Gray Associates presents Rust Never Sleeps
- Seventh solo exhibition with Harmony Hammond
- Features large-scale paintings from the last three years
- Paintings disrupt Minimalist abstraction with political content
- Four canvases incorporate rusted stamped metal
- Hammond first used rusted metal in 1988
- Hammond moved from New York to New Mexico in 1984
- Rusted metal scavenged from dilapidated buildings
Entities
Artists
- Harmony Hammond
Institutions
- Alexander Gray Associates
Locations
- New York
- New Mexico
- American Southwest