Material Matters
Past exhibition
Overview
Haines Gallery is pleased to present Material Matters, a group exhibition bringing together eight artists whose highly inventive use of materials is central to their practices.
The exhibition includes works by Deborah Butterfield and Matthew Brandt, who take the natural world as a site of inspiration and transmutation. Each channels the tactile, tangible beauty of nature, while incorporating evidence of its imperilment. Ai Weiwei and Zhan Wang substitute one material for another, creating new chains of associations and meanings. In both cases, the resulting sculptures investigate the relationship between materials, contemporary production, and cultural values. Linda Connor and David Simpson create meditative spaces with their chosen materials, while Stuart Robertson and Leslie Shows combine and collage theirs in unexpected ways to expand the possibilities of traditional portraiture and landscape painting.
Throughout the exhibition, each artist’s chosen materials reflect diverse concerns and creative approaches, and reconsider the boundaries of form and genre.
Exhibition Views
Installation view of Material Matters, July 19 - August 31, 2024 at Haines Gallery, San Francisco
Photo: Robert Divers Herrick
Selected Works
