Barry McGee x Lydia Fong x Ratio 3
Add Lydia Fong to the list of pseudonyms used by San Francisco artist Barry McGee. A solo exhibition A Moment for Reflection: new works by Lydia Fong opened stealthily at Ratio 3 on Fri, Sept. 5. Up until two week ago the Ratio 3 website had the show simply listed as ’something by somebody’.
McGee introduces a new lexicon of flat geometric patterns and shapes with this exhibition, along with more familiar work - moving sculptures, a video installation, surf boards, a pimple, photographs and several clusters of paintings. If you look closely you might also find a slice of orange sitting atop a painting, and rolled orange peels squeezed between two paintings. The exhibit also features drawings by McGee’s father.
At the last show I asked Ratio 3 gallery owner Chris Perez what the next show was; his response was ‘It’s a surprise’. A very nice surprise indeed.
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3 Comments, Comment or Ping
dapimple
Thanks for all the pics. they are totally amazing!
Sep 7th, 2008
susan
This is incredibly inspiring and beautiful!
Sep 7th, 2008
kristin
KQED Arts + Culture did a video interview with Lydia about the show, check it out: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/gallerycrawl/profile.jsp?essid=23484
Oct 8th, 2008
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