Libby Black
A Light That Never Goes Out
Gallery 16
501 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
May 13 – June 30, 2016

Now on view at Gallery 16, A Light That Never Goes Out is an exhibition of new work by Libby Black and the first solo exhibition in San Francisco for the artist since 2012. The artist presents arrangements of her signature still life sculptures—recreations of luxury goods made with paper, hot glue, and acrylic paint—as well as a series of new paintings and drawings. Spirit, one of the sculptures included in A Light That Never Goes Out, is a seemingly full scale recreation of a boat, complete with luxury cargo.

I Can’t Make You Love Me, 2016. Paper, glue, and paint, 8.5 x 7 x 5.5 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 16.

Gucci Lifesaver, 2016. Paper, glue, and paint, 30 x 3 x 31 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 16.

Installation view, A Light That Never Goes Out, Libby Black at Gallery 16, San Francisco, 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 16.

I Believe In You, 2016. Paper, glue and paint, 19 x 16.5 x 35 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 16.