Hannah Wilke
in ‘American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light’, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge
20 May – 13 August 2023
Hannah Wilke, Self Portrait, B.C. Series, Oct. 15, 1990, 1990. Courtesy: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum © Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon, and Andrew Scharlatt, Hannah Wilke Collection & Archive, Los Angeles. Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Alison Jacques is delighted to announce Hannah Wilke’s inclusion in American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light at Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Into the Light presents 100 compelling and rarely seen watercolors by well-known and historically underrepresented American artists and will feature three works by Wilke from the Harvard Art Museums Permanent Collection.
While the visual vocabulary of American watercolors changed dramatically over the century — from vibrant floral still lifes and radiant summer landscapes to surrealistic fantasies and immersive abstract works — the medium’s unique ability to capture light fascinated artists throughout.