Utilizing materials such as clay, caulk, oil, and ash on canvas—as well as bronze in her sculpting practice—Gianna Dispenza presents several series of new work at Charles Moffett in lower Manhattan.
Inspired by the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond in London, works such as Summer, The Bathers, and Swimmer “examine the role of narrative framework through the interpretation of emotion.”
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GIANNA DISPENZA—OVERCOME BY JOY
Through June 5.
Charles Moffett
511 Canal Street, New York City.
Gianna Dispenza, Overcome By Joy, Charles Moffett, May 5, 2021–June 5, 2021, from top: Summer, 2021, clay, industrial caulk, oil, charcoal, graphite and PVA on canvas; The Bathers, 2021, clay, oil, dried oranges, lily pollen, industrial caulk, industrial contact adhesive, graphite, charcoal and PVA on canvas; Portrait of My Grandfather, 2020, charcoal, industrial caulk, PVA, and volcanic ash on canvas; The Embrace, 2021, bronze, in front of the triptych The World Raises Its Arms, 2021 (detail), clay, industrial caulk, oil, graphite, pigment and PVA on canvas; Swimmer, 2021, oil, clay, graphite, filler and PVA on linen; The Embrace, 2021, bronze; The Embrace, 2021, clay, industrial caulk, graphite, crepe paper, pigment and PVA on canvas. Images © Gianna Dispenza, courtesy of the artist and Charles Moffett.