Mark Moore Fine Art is proud to announce that the work of DAVID RATHMAN will be included by The Norton Museum of Art in their third unique presentation of Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing – a collaborative exhibition presented at the Norton Museum of Art, The FLAG Art Foundation and The Church, Sag Harbor. We are excited about this exhibition as it has the potential to be the largest comprehensive survey of boxing related artworks in over 20 years with over 50 artists, spanning over 100 years.
Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing presents a critical look at the sport of boxing through a variety of artistic media. Featuring over 100 artworks spanning from the late 19th century to present day, this dynamic presentation is the largest comprehensive survey of artwork depicting the global sport and its cultural impact. Strike Fast, Dance Lightly illuminates the connections between boxing and artists, and underscores the rich history of a centuries-old sport and its influence on artistic movements.The exhibition showcases artworks that directly reference the sport, and its legends, while presenting artworks that explore nuanced and intimate moments surrounding the fight. Strike Fast Dance Lightly unpacks the rich intersections of art and boxing — locating the work in explorations of spectacle, the body, psychology, storytelling, and politics. The aesthetics of boxing stand in for gestures of power, activism, emotional experience, and the human desire to continue to fight for justice.
Other artists featured in this show in addition to David Rathman include Andres Serrano, Roy Lichtenstein, Jonas Wood, Fletcher Martin, George Wesley Bellows, Daniel Arsham, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Samuel Fasso, Caleb Hahne Quintana, Chase Hall, and Jared McGriff, to name but a few.This exhibition was Curated by Arden Sherman, Glenn W. and Cornelia T. Bailey Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and will be on view from October 26, 2024 – March 9, 2025.
DAVID RATHMAN (b. 1958, Choteau, MT) received a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1982. While primarily a painter, Rathman has produced limited edition books and prints, and has created several original films. Recent solo exhibitions include “Somewhere Between,” Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; “Up to You, Down to Me,” Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY; “Stand By Your Accidents,” Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL and Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN; “Hope I’m Never That Wrong Again,” Mark Moore, Culver City, CA; and “Let’s See What Stirs,” Larissa Golden Gallery, New York, NY. Recent group exhibitions include “TXTD,” Salisbury University Art Gallery, Salisbury, MD; “Box(e),” Jerome Zodo Contemporary, Milan, Italy; “Ultrasonic V, It’s Only Natural,” Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; “Every Man’s Life is a Fairytale,” Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY; and “The Old, Weird America,” Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX. His work is in numerous public and private collections including The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. David Rathman lives and works in Minneapolis. |
