LAURIE HELLER MARCUS:
THE WIND ORDERS THE WORD
Jason McCoy Gallery is pleased to celebrate National Poetry Month with the staggered premiere of several unique poetry films by New York based artist Laurie Heller Marcus. On different days spanning two weeks, we will present the latter one-by-one via our Gallery YouTube Channel, where going forward, they will remain archived and accessible to all.
Laurie Heller Marcus, VENUS WEARS THE PANTS, 2020, Acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches
LAURIE HELLER MARCUS:
THE WIND ORDERS THE WORD
A Festival of Poetry Films and an Exhibition of Recent Paintings and Works on Paper
April 13 – May 31, 2021
Fusing words with images that are derived from her small-scale paintings and works on paper, Marcus creates stirring visuals that belong to a category all their own. Neither documentary nor narrative, her works translate as personal everyday contemplations that occasionally touch on classical mythology. She states: “Tailoring outsized stories onto small panels or canvases, I paint to locate myself in this piercing and mutable world and share my perception with others. Signs, symbols, ancient and iconic art, performances, advertisements, all are free to evolve beyond familiar associations. […] The poetry came like a flash flood. Images painted the night before emerged in the morning as poetry. The synergy between the two forms helped me to delve deeper into the enigma, the painting’s central concern. Desiring to fuse them into one form, I created the poetry films.”
Laurie Heller Marcus, THE DANGERS OF PINK, 2021, Acrylic on panel, 11 x 14 inches
This intimate one-woman festival concludes with an artist talk featuring the artist’s live reading of one of her poems, as well as with a presentation of her latest film DAUGHTERS (2021). There will be the chance for a Q&A following this virtual event. In addition, we will subsequently present THE WIND ORDERS THE WORD, an online exhibition of Laurie Heller Marcus’ selected paintings and works on paper, hosted on Artsy.
Film I, WILLOWWARE (2020) can be accessed below, while the remainder of the films are archived on our Youtube Channel linked at the bottom of this page.
Dates of the Festival
4/13 - Film I: WILLOWWARE
4/16 - Film II: VENUS WEARS THE PANTS
4/19 - Film III: SISTERS
4/22 - Film IV: CROSS THAT RIVER
4/25 - Film V: CROSSIE TAKES AIM / FINDING CROSSIE
4/28, 8.30pm Zoom Artist Talk with Laurie Heller Marcus, followed by the live presentation of Film VI: DAUGHTERS
4/28-5/31 THE WIND ORDERS THE WORD, a virtual exhibition of the artist’s selected drawings and paintings.
Laurie Heller Marcus, BLUE MIST, 2021, Oil on panel, 6 x 6 inches
As a child, Laurie Heller Marcus studied at the Arts Students League with the abstract painter Agnes Hart (1912-1979). She later majored in art and anthropology at the University of New Hampshire and attended the New York Studio School for Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. Her work has been presented in a variety of exhibitions, including in projects that were curated by Sean Scully, Bill Jenson, Michael Brenson, Richard Flood, Richard Shaw, Dan Cameron, Glenn Goldberg, Malado Baldwin, Maia Ibar, Jeannie Weissglass and David Humphrey. Last spring and summer, her films SLINGS & ARROWS and DELILAH were featured on Dreamers Welcome TV. She is based in New York City.