A clear bag filled with red and pink objects like candy and hair care products

"Bellyache"

Starts: Wed, July 12, 2023
Ends: Fri, August 18, 2023
Reception: Wed, July 12, 2023, 6 pm - 8 pm ET

CHART is pleased to present Bellyache, a group exhibition curated by Shona McAndrew MFA 16 PT, featuring work by twenty artists who were either peers or professors of McAndrew’s at RISD.

“Everybody has had a bellyache. The trick is figuring out why. Is it an overindulgence in sweets or too much coffee? One’s own body revolting against oneself? A bout of anxiety from an important and long-awaited phone call? One of the greatest sources of bellyaches for artists can undoubtedly be traced back to an anxiety of influence. Painters cannot help but sneak their heroes into each color choice and brushstroke, sculptors into every material choice or conceptual strategy. As such, I am interested in drawing upon a group of artists who I have learned with and artists who I have learned from. Using my cohort as a case study, I hope to witness how ideas and stylistic approaches can migrate through different practices and how micro-lineages form and fracture over time.”

— Shona McAndrew

See below for a list of featured artists.

  • David Aipperspach MFA 14 PT
  • Claudia Bitrán MFA 13 PT
  • Dike Blair
  • Dennis Congdon 75 PT
  • Angela Dufresne
  • Danny Ferrell MFA 16 PT
  • Jackie Gendel
  • Maggie Hazen MFA 16 SC
  • Christopher K. Ho
  • Tristram Lansdowne MFA 16 PT
  • Stuart Lantry MFA 16 PT
  • Shona McAndrew MFA 16 PT
  • Whitney Oldenburg MFA 15 PT
  • Sarah Pater MFA 15 PT
  • Jagdeep Raina MFA 16 PT
  • Paul Rouphail MFA 16 PT
  • Craig Taylor
  • Roger White
  • Ziyang Wu MFA 16 PT
  • Ping Zheng MFA 16 PT
A clear bag filled with red and pink objects like candy and hair care products
"Contraband Bag_3" (2022, clear bag, resin and contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls, 12 x 12 x 4") by Maggie Hazen. Image provided by CHART.
An artwork of Britney Spears, a blond woman, twirling
"Britney Twirling" (2022, video animation, 27 seconds) by Claudia Bitrán. Edition 1 of 5 (+ 2 AP). Image provided by CHART.
An artwork of individuals taking notes in front of a desk, with the word "Abduction!" on a screen in the background
"Abduction!" (2022, mixed media on paper, 50 1/4 x 91 1/2") by Jagdeep Raina. Image provided by CHART.
A painting of two showers, bordered by cheetah print and backed by an image of a cloudy sky
"Damper" (2023, watercolor on paper 32 x 30") by Tristram Lansdowne. Image provided by CHART.
Five white coffee mugs with golden spoons, the mugs held up by golden hooks
"COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE" (2023, steel, aluminum, spray paint, maple, ceramic, spoons, motor and hardware, 11 x 32 x 6") by Stuart Lantry. Image provided by CHART.
A sculpture of a black hive surrounded by various tan and beige pieces
"without fire" (2021, clay, rock, cardboard, wood and resin, 14 x 14 x 8") by Whitney Oldenburg. Image provided by CHART.
A painting of a bowl of tomato soup
"Tomato Soup" (2022, oil on linen, 14 x 11") by Paul Rouphail. Image provided by CHART.
An illustration of a crescent moon in the sky, sounded by yellow
"Goodnight Crescent Moon" (2022, oil stick on paper, 25 3/4 x 19 3/4") by Ping Zheng. Image provided by CHART.
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