©
Jef Bourgeau, 'Vortex No.24', 2009
Courtesy of the artist and Jane
Speaks, Detroit
Driven to Abstraction:
10 Paintings by Jef Bourgeau
at Jane Speaks Modern Art
7 N. Saginaw Pontiac, MI
SpeaksModernArt@aol.com
July 25 2009 - August 29 2009
reception: Saturday July 25 from 3-6pm
Jane Speaks Modern Art is delighted to announce
the exhibition Driven to Abstraction:
10 New Paintings by Jef Bourgeau.
Since he began
exhibiting in the early 1990s, recent Kresge Prize nominee Jef Bourgeau has
inspired controversy. His practice, which is considered by some to be a
provocation against the art world itself, essentially involves the remaking of
art and artists, both imagined and real. Bourgeau has been a vexing figure for
many and his “interventions” and activities at the Museum of New Art (MONA) have
continued to be viewed as a subversion of traditional notions of artistic
practice and integrity.
“One of our goals, other than selling art, is to
educate our audience,” said Christina Speaks, gallery owner and daughter of
the late Jane Speaks. “You can learn a tremendous amount by looking at an object
that is not quite right. For the public, it can seem like magic that one is
right and one is not. Jef’s art demystifies that
process.”