June 21–September 18, 2016 - In the exhibition, ten of Lockett’s artworks representing different phases of his career are paired with more than eighty small and portable works made by both known and unidentified artists from various eras and geographical regions, all of whom are situated outside the art mainstream. It includes eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Native American effigies, Brazilian wood ex-votos, sculptures by Sandra Sheehy (b. 1965), and drawings by Melvin Way. Each production relates to the most pervasive and essential themes in Lockett’s art: mortality, eschatology, and vulnerability. Produced for their protective qualities and invested with powers, the creations played a role in daily rituals. They allude to recurring human conditions fear, loss, illness, and survival—and mark transitions between, and connections with, the ongoing cycles of life.
Dates:June 21, 2016 12:00 am to September 18, 2016 07:00 pm
Address:2 Lincoln Square (Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets) , New York, New York 10023 , United States
Phone:212. 595. 9533
Contact:American Folk Art Museum
Website:http://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/once-something-has-lived-it-can-never-really-die/