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Ruby Rumie at Nohra Haime Gallery

Inspired by a mid-19th century geographical survey that attempted to catalogue the inhabitants, economies and landscapes of Colombia, Cartagena-based artist Ruby Rumie’s latest photography series at Nohra Haime Gallery in Chelsea celebrates the diversity and beauty of her fellow citizens.  Crowned by peppers or wreathed in abundant clusters of fruit, project participants pose with their favorite foods, suggesting that our personal likes and preferences are an aspect of both individual and shared identity.  (On view through July 16th).

Ruby Rumie, installation view of ‘Us, 172 Years Later’ at Nohra Haime Gallery, Chelsea, June ’23.

Ruby Rumie and Justine Graham at Nohra Haime Gallery

Can you guess who is the housekeeper in each of these photos and who is the employer?  Columbian artist Ruby Rumie and French-American photographer Justine Graham teamed up to question the perceived and real differences between one hundred women in photographs and accompanying interviews at Nohra Haime Gallery.  As the uniform white shirts worn by the women suggest, Rumie and Graham emphasize the women’s shared hopes, fears and more in questionnaires and videos that foreground their similarities.   (On view in Chelsea through Nov 16th).

Ruby Rumie, installation view of ‘Common Place’ at Nohra Haime Gallery, Oct 2019.

Lesley Dill at Nohra Haime Gallery

Lesley Dill describes Emily Dickinson’s poems as having a physical effect on her as she experienced ‘an ocean of images’ while reading.  Similarly, Dill’s series of sculptural characters now on view at Nohra Haime Gallery in Chelsea are covered and overpowered by their own words.  The show includes figures like John Brown and Sojourner Truth – who were driven by powerful experiences of the spiritual world. (On view in Chelsea through March 17th).

Lesley Dill, [foreground] Northern Blast (Edward Taylor), oil stick, ink, thread on fabric, wooden shoe lasts, 100 x 23 x 1 inches, 2017 and [background] Omnipotence Enough (Emily Dickinson), oil stick on fabric, 95.5 x 22 x 1 inches, 2017.

Ruby Rumie at Nohra Haime Gallery

When Columbian artist Ruby Rumie chanced to meet Cartagena street vendor Dominga Torres Tehran, she commenced a series of strikingly beautiful portraits now on view at Nohra Haime Gallery in Chelsea. Titled ‘Weaving Streets,’ the show celebrates the communities of women who sell fish, fruit and other foods on the streets. Wearing understated white dresses, the women’s unique identities and natural beauty are the focus of this remarkable body of work. (On view in Chelsea through Jan 6th).

Ruby Rumie, installation view of ‘Weaving Streets’ at Nohra Haime Gallery, Dec 2017.