Kelley Walker: Untitled 2011

Nov 17–Dec 27, 2011

While it is impossible to completely dislocate a work from its milieu, if one removes the viewer’s ability to perceive the position (spatially, formally, conceptually) of two or more art objects in relation to one another, is it possible to dislocate that object from the conventional way it is viewed, freeing it from the laziness of entrenched assumptions?

Simply put, what is it to view a modestly-sized single artwork within the context of a traditional
gallery space?

A few times a week for six weeks RFA rehung a single work (Kelley Walker’s Untitled, 2011) in a new location in the gallery, allowing for an extended meditation on a singular example of the artist's work.

Bob Nickas on Kelley Walker

Kelley Walker: Untitled, 2011, Redling Fine Art, 2011.
Poster

Kelley Walker: Untitled, 2011, Redling Fine Art, 2011. Installation view.