Situation Rooms
An exhibition of works by Mernet Larsen at James Cohan’s Chelsea location, on view from April 19th - June 23rd, 2018.
An entire exhibition depicting individuals sitting around tables. But as we all know, very important things happen at tables whether it’s a frank discussion, a joyful family dinner, or a ritualistic business gathering, ect.
“I have always wanted to do a painting of an art department faculty meeting – having spent 35 years of my life attending them. But I couldn’t find a way to make it interesting… I didn’t want a collection of portraits, but a kind of psychological essence of particular moments in meetings.” - Mernet Larsen
Larsen has a unique sense of painting that bends the traditional views on ‘perspective’ through a geometric lense she applies. She takes inspiration from the following
“Geometric abstractions of El Lissitzky and the narrative stylization of 12th-century Japanese and early Renaissance paintings” - James Cohan Press Release
Larsen was a professor at The University of South Florida for 35 years (holy cow), and is represented by James Cohan. She now is focused just on painting and has various gallery shows.
She has artworks in the collections of
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
