Dannielle Tegeder's Reductivism Reversal: Incompletion as Possibility
In a recent article, Barry Schwabsky explores the innovative approach of artist Dannielle Tegeder, who challenges conventional artistic norms. Tegeder, featured in the 2013 exhibition titled "Dannielle Tegeder: Painting in the Extended Field" at the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, curated by Tracy L. Adler, is noted for her intricate works. Highlights from her collection include the 2009 piece "Monument to the Geo-Chemistry After Structure" and the 2007 work "Puriamond: Cascade System." Schwabsky emphasizes Tegeder's multidisciplinary practice, which spans painting, sculpture, and sound, marking her as a key figure in contemporary conceptual abstraction.
Key facts
- Barry Schwabsky wrote the essay 'Structures of Possibility' for a monograph on Dannielle Tegeder.
- The monograph was issued by the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College.
- The book documents the 2013 exhibition 'Dannielle Tegeder: Painting in the Extended Field' curated by Tracy L. Adler.
- Tegeder's work inverts reductivist intuition by embracing complexity and incompletion.
- Her titles include 'Monument to the Geo-Chemistry After Structure with Yellow DISTURBANCE Code and Disaster Averter and Atomic Station' (2009).
- Tegeder creates sculptures like 'Suspended Galaxy System' (2010) and sound works like 'The Library of Abstract Sound' (2009).
- She uses literary games and found text for titles, with affinities to Burroughs, Cage, Surrealism, and Oulipo.
- The essay compares Tegeder to artists Matthew Ritchie, Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu, and Kristin Baker.
Entities
Artists
- Dannielle Tegeder
- Barry Schwabsky
- John Currin
- Lisa Yuskavage
- Glenn Ligon
- Sue Williams
- Félix González-Torres
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Matthew Ritchie
- Mark Bradford
- Julie Mehretu
- Kristin Baker
- Stephen Westfall
- El Lissitzky
- Gerhard Richter
- William S. Burroughs
- John Cage
Institutions
- Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art
- Hamilton College
- artcritical
Locations
- United States