Suellen Rocca at Matthew Marks Gallery

Chicago artist and member of the iconic Hairy Who artist group, Suellen Rocca devises a language of her own in this symbol-laden, nearly 10-foot long canvas from 1965 at Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea. Dominated by the perfect beauties of advertising, simplified down to their silhouettes and made sinister with modified features, Rocca’s painting ponders the temptations of consumer culture. (Through Oct 22nd).

Suellen Rocca, detail from ‘Bare Shouldered Beauty and the Pink Creature,’ oil on canvas, two joined panels, 83 ¼ x 119 ½ inches, 1965.
Suellen Rocca, detail from ‘Bare Shouldered Beauty and the Pink Creature,’ oil on canvas, two joined panels, 83 ¼ x 119 ½ inches, 1965.