Kitty Brophy, Emma Kohlmann, and Alice Mackler
Gardens of the Pure
Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
265 S. Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
June 18 – September 25, 2016
Now on view at MOCA Tucson, Gardens of the Pure is a group exhibition featuring work by Kitty Brophy, Emma Kohlmann, and Alice Mackler. An intergenerational group of artists, Brophy, Kohlmann, and Mackler address the subject of the nude, offering unconventional and even taboo reversals of the “male gaze” and the male artist/female subject dynamic. Each artist presents a group of works, organized as installations in the galleries—Gardens of the Pure includes one-hundred-and-eight untitled works on paper by Emma Kohlmann, twenty-five drawings by Alice Mackler, and an assortment of works on paper by Kitty Brophy created between 1978 and this year.
Installation view, works by Kitty Brophy in Gardens of the Pure at MOCA Tucson, 2016. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
Emma Kohlmann, One-hundred-and-eight untitled works on paper. Watercolor and Sumi ink, various dimensions. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
Emma Kohlmann, One-hundred-and-eight untitled works on paper (detail). Watercolor and Sumi ink, various dimensions. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
Alice Mackler, Twenty-five drawings. Gouache and pen on paper, 14 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
Alice Mackler, Twenty-five drawings (detail). Gouache and pen on paper, 14 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
Alice Mackler, Twenty-five drawings (detail). Gouache and pen on paper, 14 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
