Kathleen White's 2001 Drawings and 1988 Video Installation at Martos Gallery
From December 14 to January 27, Martos Gallery in New York hosted 'A Year of Firsts,' an exhibition by Kathleen White, featuring 40 drawings created on rag paper in 2001. These pieces were produced following the passing of her father from lung cancer and her brother's imprisonment in March 2001. White, who passed away in 2014, used abstract forms to express her emotional journey, highlighting both pivotal moments and daily occurrences. The collection includes tributes to individuals lost to AIDS and her sister Charlene, who died in a drunk driving incident in 1998. Additionally, the exhibition displayed White's 1988 video piece 'The Spark Between L And D,' which contemplates the AIDS epidemic. This event was reviewed in the March 2018 edition of ArtReview.
Key facts
- Kathleen White's exhibition 'A Year of Firsts' ran from 14 December to 27 January at Martos Gallery in New York
- The show included 40 drawings from 2001 made with paint, ink, pastel, and other media on rag paper
- White created the works after her father's death from lung cancer and her brother's prison sentencing in March 2001
- The drawings track her emotions chronologically, marking 'firsts' as steps from an irrecoverable past
- Some works commemorate milestones like her brother's first birthday incarcerated or forgetting her father was gone
- The suite also references loved ones lost to AIDS and her sister Charlene, killed in 1998
- A four-channel 1988 video installation 'The Spark Between L And D' was mounted in the gallery center
- White died of lung cancer in 2014
Entities
Artists
- Kathleen White
- Hanne Darboven
- Bruce Hainley
Institutions
- Martos Gallery
- ArtReview
Locations
- New York
- United States