Michele Abeles's First Solo Show at Sadie Coles HQ Features Photographic Series Exploring Body and Representation
In December 2014, Michele Abeles launched her first exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ, showcasing three photographic series: Watches, B&W, and Jungle, all produced in the same year. The Watches series consists of nine images depicting women adorned with luxury watches, deliberately cropped to omit faces and feet, set against black backgrounds embellished with faux lace ribbons. The B&W series includes five large photographs reimagined as black-and-white pixel grids. The Jungle series presents eight variations of a tropical plant image, each with unique crops. Additional pieces from the Boat and Street series are also featured. Abeles pushes the boundaries of conventional photography by blending serial techniques with formal experimentation, delving into realms beyond the photographic surface.
Key facts
- Michele Abeles had her first solo show at Sadie Coles HQ in December 2014
- The exhibition featured three main photographic series: Watches, B&W, and Jungle, all from 2014
- The Watches series includes nine images of women wearing luxury watches with faces and feet cropped
- Images in Watches are digitally superimposed against black backgrounds with simulated lace ribbons
- The B&W series transforms existing images into algorithmic data rendered as black-and-white pixel grids
- The Jungle series displays the same tropical plant image reprinted with different crops and ceramic tile overlays
- Ceramic tiles in Jungle reference Marcel Broodthaers's work with Stéphane Mallarmé's 1897 poem
- Abeles challenges traditional typological photography by combining serial approaches with formal experimentation
Entities
Artists
- Michele Abeles
- Jessica Craig-Martin
- August Sander
- Bernd Becher
- Hilla Becher
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Stéphane Mallarmé
Institutions
- Sadie Coles HQ
- ArtReview
Locations
- South Audley Street
- Balfour Mews
- London
- United Kingdom