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Get matched →Art Omi presents Less Real Than My Routine Fantasy, the first institutional solo exhibition in New York of Harold Stevenson (1929–2018). The exhibition traces forty years of Stevenson's exploration of the human body as an environment across paintings, drawings, and writing. In the pre-Stonewall era, Stevenson’s unflinching commitment to the male nude led to significant controversy and censorship. His career was marked by near breaks and rejections, yet he continued to challenge conventions, using his rejections as press material. Stevenson often presented diary entries with his paintings, documenting his life, conquests, and references to histories like the Trail of Tears and the Tulsa Race Massacre. His life was filled with anticipation for recognition and change in the art world. Towards the end of his life, Stevenson expressed that disappointments were "less real than my routine fantasy," emphasizing that "Fantasy is what art is made from." This exhibition, curated by Sara O’Keeffe and Guy Weltchek, marks Stevenson’s return to New York after his thirty-year prediction.
Newmark Gallery Art Omi, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075, USA
Art Omi’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Major support for this exhibition is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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