Now Open, 2005. Hand-painted Lexan glass in lightbox with timer. Edition of 2 +AP. 44 x 64 x 6 3/4 inches. Installation view.
The obsessive and often subversive nature of this Texas-born artist continues to be revealed, but the current political climate cannot be avoided.
You all remember moniquemeloche’s inaugural show in 2001 when Joel Ross borrowed his mother’s bedroom? Well, don’t miss his first solo show in 4 years A Place Some People Call America at moniquemeloche gallery opening next Friday, October 14th. The obsessive and often subversive nature of this Texas-born artist continues to be revealed, but the current political climate cannot be avoided. From a major wall installation “Replicas of Flags I’ve Burned” to blinking light boxes of the US and Iraqi flags, Ross navigates the rugged emotional and intellectual terrain of a country caught between glory and shame. As usual, text plays an important part in Ross’ work and manifests itself in a series of black on black drawings taken from ubiquitous bumper stickers like “United We Stand,” “My SUV luvs Iraqi Oil” and “God Guns Glory.”
