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Second Chances

Mar 27, 2015-Jun 28, 2015

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Examining the conditions of second chances, this group exhibition centers on the idea of the fresh start as well as scenarios of repetition that afford the opportunity for new resolutions. Attentive to the moment in a second chance when outcomes are invisible yet full of potential, the inherent tenet of this exhibition is one of hopefulness.

In conjunction with the exhibition, every morning between April 13–May 1, 2015, Helen Mirra walked around Aspen focused on developing the half-smile, as described by Thich Nhat Hanh. Anyone was welcome to meet her at the gazebo in Paepcke Park. After a brief orientation, participants set out, separately, to walk/hike for a number of hours, focused on developing the half-smile, and then met again to have a simple lunch.

AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund.

Second Chances is supported by Susan and Larry Marx, the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation for Latin American Art, and funded in part by the AAM National Council. Additional exhibition support is provided by the Martin & Rebecca Eisenberg Foundation.

Works from the Exhibition

Kaari Upson, Enneagram 8 (Twin), 2014.
Courtesy the artist
Sergej Jensen, Untitled, 2014. Acrylic on linen.
Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Matthew Brandt, Loveland Reservoir, CA 4, 2011. C-Print soaked in Loveland Reservoir water.
Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery
Bruce Conner, MARCH 23, 1997, 1997. Ink and photocopy collage on paper.
Courtesy the Conner Family Trust and Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Michele Abeles, Coaches, 2013. Archival pigment print.
Courtesy the artist and 47 Canal, New York
Andrea Büttner, Hill (orange, green), 2013. Glass painting on colored, mouth-blown glass.
Photo: Wolfgang Guenzel
Ida Applebroog, No Title, 1980.
Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Emily Poole
José León Cerrillo, Como contar cero por uno, de Nuevo, 2006. Glass and aluminum frame.
Courtesy the artist and Proyectos Monclova. Photo: Diego Berruecos
Josh Brand, Untitled (Cymbal), 2009. Unique C-Print.
Courtesy Herald St, London
Lucas Ajemian, Laundered Painting (41 X 37) II, 2013. Painting on canvas.
© Lucas Ajemian. Courtesy Marlborough Gallery, Chelsea, New York. Photo: Bill Orcutt
Bill Lynch, Untitled (Mushrooms). Oil on plywood.
Courtesy White Columns, New York
Vincent Fecteau, Untitled, 2010. Papier-mache, acrylic paint.
Courtesy greengrassi, London. Photo: Marcus Leith
Ryan Foerster, communication breakdown, 2010. C-Print.
Courtesy the artist and Martos Gallery. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Friedrich Kunath, Second Chances, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.
Courtesy the artist, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, BQ, Berlin, Kaikai Kiki, Tokyo, and White Cube, London. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Voina, Smooch the Cop, 2011. Video; color, sound 1:28 min.
Courtesy the artists
Nate Lowman, Cavity Creep, 2015. Oil, dental floss, spray paint, acrylic, and dirt on canvas and linen.
Courtesy the artist and Maccarone. Photo: Jeffrey Sturges
Katy Moran, Smoker’s Junction, 2007. Acrylic on canvas.
Courtesy the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Trisha Donnelly, Untitled, 2010. Rose of Portugal.
Courtesy the artist and Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York
Anri Sala, Untitled, 2012. C-Print.
Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City
Jean-Luc Moulène, Organe Dur (Paris, April 22, 2010), 2010. Cibachrome mounted on aluminum.
Courtesy the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery. Photo: Jeff Sturges
Ken Okiishi, Gesture/data, 2014. Flat-screen television, oil paint, VHS transferred to MP4 and HD (color, silent).
Courtesy the artist and Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York
Abraham Cruzvillegas, Self portrait nude descending a staircase at the Raval, 2012. Acrylic paint on iron, wooden handle bar, stainless steel bottle opener, beer bottle caps and anodized pigment on galvanized can, 90-½ x 54-1/8 x 22-3/8 in (230 x 137.5 x 57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City
Kaari Upson, Enneagram 8 (Twin), 2014.
Courtesy the artist
Sergej Jensen, Untitled, 2014. Acrylic on linen.
Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Matthew Brandt, Loveland Reservoir, CA 4, 2011. C-Print soaked in Loveland Reservoir water.
Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery
Bruce Conner, MARCH 23, 1997, 1997. Ink and photocopy collage on paper.
Courtesy the Conner Family Trust and Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Michele Abeles, Coaches, 2013. Archival pigment print.
Courtesy the artist and 47 Canal, New York
Andrea Büttner, Hill (orange, green), 2013. Glass painting on colored, mouth-blown glass.
Photo: Wolfgang Guenzel
Ida Applebroog, No Title, 1980.
Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Emily Poole
José León Cerrillo, Como contar cero por uno, de Nuevo, 2006. Glass and aluminum frame.
Courtesy the artist and Proyectos Monclova. Photo: Diego Berruecos
Josh Brand, Untitled (Cymbal), 2009. Unique C-Print.
Courtesy Herald St, London
Lucas Ajemian, Laundered Painting (41 X 37) II, 2013. Painting on canvas.
© Lucas Ajemian. Courtesy Marlborough Gallery, Chelsea, New York. Photo: Bill Orcutt
Bill Lynch, Untitled (Mushrooms). Oil on plywood.
Courtesy White Columns, New York
Vincent Fecteau, Untitled, 2010. Papier-mache, acrylic paint.
Courtesy greengrassi, London. Photo: Marcus Leith
Ryan Foerster, communication breakdown, 2010. C-Print.
Courtesy the artist and Martos Gallery. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Friedrich Kunath, Second Chances, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.
Courtesy the artist, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, BQ, Berlin, Kaikai Kiki, Tokyo, and White Cube, London. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Voina, Smooch the Cop, 2011. Video; color, sound 1:28 min.
Courtesy the artists
Nate Lowman, Cavity Creep, 2015. Oil, dental floss, spray paint, acrylic, and dirt on canvas and linen.
Courtesy the artist and Maccarone. Photo: Jeffrey Sturges
Katy Moran, Smoker’s Junction, 2007. Acrylic on canvas.
Courtesy the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Trisha Donnelly, Untitled, 2010. Rose of Portugal.
Courtesy the artist and Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York
Anri Sala, Untitled, 2012. C-Print.
Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City
Jean-Luc Moulène, Organe Dur (Paris, April 22, 2010), 2010. Cibachrome mounted on aluminum.
Courtesy the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery. Photo: Jeff Sturges
Ken Okiishi, Gesture/data, 2014. Flat-screen television, oil paint, VHS transferred to MP4 and HD (color, silent).
Courtesy the artist and Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York
Abraham Cruzvillegas, Self portrait nude descending a staircase at the Raval, 2012. Acrylic paint on iron, wooden handle bar, stainless steel bottle opener, beer bottle caps and anodized pigment on galvanized can, 90-½ x 54-1/8 x 22-3/8 in (230 x 137.5 x 57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City

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