Carroll Dunham's 2009 Exhibition at Gladstone Gallery Features Provocative Paintings of Female Nudes

Carroll Dunham presented recent paintings at Gladstone Gallery in New York City from October 30 to December 5, 2009. The exhibition included works like Tree with Red Flowers (2009), a mixed-media piece with a brown trunk and red flowers against a blue-white sky. A series titled Hers featured nude female figures, such as in (Hers) Night and Day #1 (2009), depicting a black-haired woman lying on her stomach in a natural setting with a blue sky and purple flowers. Another painting, Bather (One) (2009), shows a bent-over nude woman in water with an explosion of black hair, set against a hilly landscape with green grass and trees. Dunham's canvases are characterized by brilliant colors, graphic compositions, and protrusions resembling genitalia, blending comic-book clarity with raw desire. The artist's technical skill in color and composition is noted, though his imagery is criticized for being repetitively stylized and narrow in range, focusing on adolescent sexual themes. The show highlights Dunham's reputation for rebellious, transgressive art that often prioritizes attitude over depth. Located at 515 West 24th Street between 10th and 11th avenues, the gallery's phone number was 212-206-9300.