Tag: David Kennedy Cutler

David Kennedy Cutler in ‘Masks’ at Klaus Gallery

Why stop at masking your mouth and nose these days?  David Kennedy Cutler’s standout contribution to Klaus Gallery’s group exhibition, ‘Mask,’ shows the artist’s rack of cloned selves in the form of complete suits constructed by printing scanned images on cotton and plastic.  Designed to be worn in performances by multiple individuals, including the artist, each character manifests the digital self with ‘real’ self hidden beneath.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Nov 28th.  Masks and social distancing required.)

David Kennedy Cultler, Second Skins, inkjet on cotton and PETG, zipper, Velcro, deconstructed sneakers, performance detritus, wood rack, outfits: 79 x 22 x 12 inches, 2017-2020.

David Kennedy Cutler at Derek Eller Gallery

David Kennedy Cutler pushes the idea of self-display by putting a scanned and printed effigy of himself in a vitrine in his latest solo show at Derek Eller Gallery. Wearing one of his signature plaid shirts, further enhanced by a kale and bread pattern, Kennedy Cutler refers to his role as consumer as the audience consumes his artwork. (On view on the Lower East Side through June 25th).

David Kennedy Cutler, Fourth Self, plywood, Plexiglas, dummy and wooden hammer, 76 x 22.5 x 18 inches, 2017.

David Kennedy Cutler in ‘Low’ at Lyles & King

David Kennedy Cutler continues to turn photographed or scanned images into provocative sculpture with a cluster of heads representing Bacchus – the god of wine and related merrymaking – grouped together like giant grapes. Paired with slices of bread, however, does the reference turns toward the Eucharist? (At Lyles and King on the Lower East Side through March 13th).

David Kennedy Cutler, Sick Bacchus (Head and Bread Repeat), inkjet on PETG and fabric, inkjet transfer on plywood, spray paint, Permalac, 60 x 24 x 42 inches, 2016.
David Kennedy Cutler, Sick Bacchus (Head and Bread Repeat), inkjet on PETG and fabric, inkjet transfer on plywood, spray paint, Permalac, 60 x 24 x 42 inches, 2016.

David Kennedy Cutler in ‘Eric’s Trip’ at Lisa Cooley

Though hard to photograph, David Kennedy Cutler’s impressive sculptures – created by molding tall sheets of Plexi with a heat gun and his own body – are impossible to miss in Lisa Cooley Gallery’s summer group exhibition. While manifesting a ghostly, physical presence of their own, they also co-opt the gallery’s lighting and use the show’s other works as backdrop. (On the Lower East Side through August 1st).

David Kennedy Cutler, installation view at Lisa Cooley Gallery, July 2014. Plexiglas sculptures from the series, ‘No More Right Now Forever.’

David Kennedy Cutler, Michael DeLucia, and David Scanavino at Derek Eller Gallery

David Scanavino’s vibrantly colored institutional floor tiles, Michael DeLucia’s tire images, carved out of MDF by a computer-controlled router, and David Kennedy Cutler’s elongated arm, created with pictures of a real hand, bring together images generated in the computer and realized in three dimensions. (At Chelsea’s Derek Eller Gallery through June 28th).

David Kennedy Cutler, Michael DeLucia, David Scanavino, To Be Titled, plywood and high pressure laminate, injet on cotton sateen and aluminum, tree branch, wood, spray paint, permalac, VCT tile, floor wax, MDF, glue, 2014.