{"id":9833,"date":"2023-06-15T16:53:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=9833"},"modified":"2023-07-21T22:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T22:37:22","slug":"kerry-james-marshall-on-venturing-into-a-new-style-of-painting-in-exhibition-exquisite-corpse-this-is-not-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/kerry-james-marshall-on-venturing-into-a-new-style-of-painting-in-exhibition-exquisite-corpse-this-is-not-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry James Marshall On Venturing Into A New Style Of Painting In Exhibition “Exquisite Corpse: This Is Not the Game”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kerry James Marshall has made a name for himself with his distinctive painting style, gaining worldwide acclaim for his portrayals of figures with actual black skin. However, in his recent exhibition titled \u201cExquisite Corpse: This Is Not the Game\u201d at New York’s Jack Shainman gallery, Marshall surprised audiences by deviating from his familiar technique and embracing the exquisite corpse method, which is when a collection of words or images are collectively assembled in often a surrealistic way. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a painter, Marshall aimed to normalize the presence of Black figures in museums, going beyond the notion of their exceptional rarity. He successfully achieved this objective, prompting a shift in the discourse surrounding his work, moving beyond representation alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is uncommon for an artist to diverge so drastically from the techniques that have brought them critical acclaim and success, a closer examination of Marshall’s new approach reveals underlying similarities. Despite the dominance of figures in his artwork, they possess an enigmatic quality intentionally designed to resist easy interpretation. Art in America<\/a> interviewed Marshall to delve deeper into his artistic process and gain insights into his recent artistic pivot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marshall didn\u2019t include a press release for the exhibition because he wanted viewers to truly see and interpret the work from their own perspective instead of relying on a description of what the art is about. He does explain, however, the process of creating his exquisite corpses. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From <\/mark>KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: EXQUISITE CORPSE THIS IS NOT THE GAME; Jack Shainman Gallery<\/a><\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach exquisite corpse has four segments, and each segment has a different version of my signature. They all represent me at different stages of my development,\u201d he said to A.i.A<\/em>. \u201cThere are Black figures that look a lot like the images I do all the time, but there\u2019s also some cross-hatching\u2014I don\u2019t use that technique much now, but I used to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With each piece, I started with a head, then created a body. Together, those segments constitute relationships and meanings. I\u2019ve described myself as a history painter, and that\u2019s relevant here too. I\u2019m looking at history and trying to draw out connections that people don\u2019t automatically make.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: EXQUISITE CORPSE THIS IS NOT THE GAME; Jack Shainman Gallery<\/a><\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marshall also discussed the pressure that he has felt to continue making art in the style that brought him fame and commercial success.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nobody who goes to art school who doesn\u2019t mean to come out of there and be a professional. No matter what they say, all the things we do are aimed at a certain kind of mission. Part of that mission is to achieve recognition, and to establish the kind of singularity that sets your work apart from everybody else\u2019s\u2014and, in doing that, to try and produce something that might be meaningful,\u201d he said. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, he emphasized that artists can\u2019t be worried about other people\u2019s reaction to the art that they produce. \u201cFor me, I\u2019m just doing what I think needs to be done. I do the pictures I want to. I always have. If they have an impact on people, that\u2019s fine.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out “Exquisite Corpse: This Is Not the Game” at Jack Shainman Gallery<\/a>. Read the full interview with Marshall on Art in America<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kerry James Marshall has made a name for himself with his distinctive painting style, gaining worldwide acclaim for his portrayals of figures with actual black skin. However, in his recent exhibition titled \u201cExquisite Corpse: This Is Not the Game\u201d at New York’s Jack Shainman gallery, Marshall surprised audiences by deviating from his familiar technique and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}