Members' Opening for Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is?
Friday, October 21, 2016
5 pm - 7 pm EDT
Rosalyn Drexler (American, born 1926). Lovers, 1963. Acrylic and paper collage on canvas, 55 1/4 x 52 inches (140.3 x 132.1 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; George B. and Jenny R. Mathews Fund, by exchange, 2016 (2016:1). © 2016 Rosalyn Drexler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.
FREE for Albright-Knox Members
Albright-Knox Members are invited to attend a Members’ Opening for the special exhibition Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is?
This historic and long-overdue monographic exhibition celebrates Rosalyn Drexler’s multidisciplinary artistic practice and acknowledges her important contribution to Pop art. Drexler’s early sculptures, paintings, and collages are presented alongside examples from her award-winning plays and novels. These are accompanied by documentation of her personal life and wrestling and theatrical careers, emphasizing every part of her multifaceted practice.
A free public exhibition opening of Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is? will follow from 7 to 9 pm. At 7:15 pm, join us for a talk on Drexler by Senior Curator Cathleen Chaffee.
RSVP online, or contact 716.270.8247 or membership@albrightknox.org.
