Mia Westerlund Roosen and Kim Jones Present Monumental Sculptures and Evolving War Drawings in New York Exhibitions

Mia Westerlund Roosen's exhibition 'Namesake' at Lennon, Weinberg, Inc. in New York features five concrete sculptures titled after famous women, with dimensions ranging from 36-1/2 x 38 x 36 inches to 39-1/2 x 80 x 70 inches. These works, including pieces named Althea, Cleo, Magdalena, Victoria, and Iris, demonstrate monumentality despite their modest proportions compared to her previous large-scale installations like 'Fagin' (108 x 168 x 39-1/2 inches) and 'Madam Mao' (approximately 36 x 20 x 8 feet). Kim Jones presents 'escape from flatland' at Pierogi in Brooklyn, centered around 'Untitled War Drawing (triptych)' (1993-2003, 38 x 75 inches) that extends across walls, corners, and ceilings. Jones regularly adds to this evolving installation throughout the exhibition, with plans for a final battle scene involving erasures as explosions. His Playboy Calendar drawings, originally started in 1975 and reworked in 2003, use source material from 1969. Both exhibitions explore concepts of scale and time—Westerlund Roosen's sculptures project human-like presence beyond physical dimensions, while Jones's work challenges fixed completion dates through ongoing engagement. Westerlund Roosen's show runs February 12 to April 3, 2004; Jones's exhibition continues from February 13 to March 15, 2004.