Frame 5 (Diptych Assemblage), 2022, Wood, plaster, soil, beeswax, papier-mâché, paint, 21 x 36 x 2 inches
Conversation with Tenet and Maren Hassinger
March 26, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
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Please join us for a conversation and exhibition walkthrough with Tenet (Julia Eshaghpour and Kevin Hollidge) and Curator-Mentor, Maren Hassinger, in conjunction with Tenet's solo exhibition Wall Begins to Know Itself on view at CUE (March 5 – April 2, 2022).
Consisting of sculptures and wall-hanging assemblages crafted from wood, papier-mache, photographs, and other materials, Wall Begins to Know Itself explores how urban spaces unsettle the boundaries between public and private, past and present, functional and nonfunctional. Tenet is interested in the tension – and humor – created where architecture butts up against itself: where it has been renovated or erased over time, and where the past shows through, both in subtle traces and stubborn gestures.
Tenet is a collaboration between Julia Eshaghpour and Kevin Hollidge. Julia and Kevin live and work in New York, NY, and both completed a B.A. in Fine Art from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN in 2017. Selected exhibitions include: “To Defeat the Purpose: Guerilla Tactics in Latin American Art” Aoyama Meguro Gallery, (Tokyo 2020), “Seen but Not Noticed” Institute for New Connotative Action, (Portland 2020), “Bubble: Presented by Joel Dean” Gern En Regalia, (New York 2019), “Sukkot” 211 Montrose, (Brooklyn 2019), “Vestigial” Biquini Wax, (Mexico City 2018), “No Más Antes Los Ojos” Tiro Al Blanco, (Guadalajara 2018). This is their first solo presentation in New York.
Maren Hassinger (b. 1947, Los Angeles, CA) has built an expansive practice that connects humanity to nature through a range of media. Carefully choosing materials for their innate characteristics, she has explored the subject of movement, family, love, nature, environment, consumerism, identity, and race. In each context, the artist creates an eloquent response to timely issues regarding our relationship to the natural world and to each other.
A selection of recent solo exhibitions include The Window, at Dia Bridgehampton and We Are All Vessels, at Susan Inglett Gallery. Her public installations include Monument, in Washington D.C. through the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative and Nature, Sweet Nature, which traveled from the Aspen Art Museum to Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Oklahoma City.
Hassinger is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for the Arts. Hassinger's work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; Baltimore Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art, NYC; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, among others. Hassinger is represented by Susan Inglett Gallery in New York City.
*Health and safety protocols for gallery visitors during event
Please note, masks or face coverings are mandatory upon entry regardless of vaccination status. An optional hands-free thermometer is available upon entry. We will also continue to gather personal information for contact tracing. If you think you have a fever, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days, or have had close contact with anyone who is confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19, please don’t visit the gallery. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you in the gallery!
Hand sanitizer will be available. Checklists and press releases are available on our website. Limited printed copies will be available upon inquiry. If you think you have a fever, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days, or have had close contact with anyone who is confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19, please don’t visit the gallery.
Access Notes
CUE Art Foundation is wheelchair accessible. There is an all-gender, ADA compliant, single-stall bathroom in the gallery. The space is not scent-free, but we do request that people attending come low-scent. The closest wheelchair-accessible MTA subway stations are Penn Station and Herald Square Station. If you have additional access questions or needs, please contact info@cueartfoundation.org (ideally with at least 48 hours before the event) and we will do our best to accommodate you.