Eternal Youth
11 Mar - 23 Jul 2017
ETERNAL YOUTH
11 March – 23 July 2017
Eternal Youth explores the concept of coming-of-age as a crossroads in art history: how have artists represented youth since the twentieth century? In particular, since the 1990s, images of youth in the western world have elicited both desire and fear, responding to social, cultural, and political shifts such as HIV awareness and gender bending transition. This exhibition examines the different ways youth is portrayed—as simultaneously innocent and desirous—revealing the treatment of young bodies as sexualized, radical, and medicated objects.
This survey of works, comprised mostly of the MCA’s collection, starts with photographs by Larry Clark from his now infamous Kids series (from a major gift by the Howard and Donna Stone Collection), and the movie of the same name, which was released in 1995. Written by Harmony Korine and coproduced by Gus Van Sant, the film tells the story of a single day in the life of a group of sexually active teenagers in New York City and offered breakout roles for actors Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.
The works gathered together for this exhibition—by Dawoud Bey, Mona Hatoum, Thomas Hirschhorn, Jack Pierson, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Francesca Woodman—stretch from analog culture into the utopic digital age. Accompanying programming includes talks and an online debate about art, youth, and society at large.
This exhibition is curated by Omar Kholeif, Manilow Senior Curator, with Grace Deveney, Curatorial Assistant.
It is presented in the Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Galleries on the museum's second floor.
Installation Images
THE ARTISTS FEATURED IN ETERNAL YOUTH INCLUDE:
Sophia Al-Maria (American, b. 1983)
Kai Althoff (German, b. 1966)
Dawoud Bey (American, b. 1953)
Jennifer Bornstein (American, b. 1970)
Larry Clark (American, b. 1943)
Chuck Close (American, b. 1940)
Eric Fischl (American, b. 1948)
Tim Gardner (American, b. 1973)
Nan Goldin (American, b. 1953)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, 1957–1996)
Group Material
Ann Hamilton (American, b. 1956)
Mona Hatoum (British, b. Lebanon, 1952)
Thomas Hirschhorn (Swiss, b. 1957)
Andrew Holmquist (American, b. 1986)
Judith Hopf (German, b. 1969)
Rashid Johnson (American, b. 1977)
Allen Jones (British, b. 1937)
Algimantas Kezys (American, b. Lithuania, 1928–2015)
Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955)
Elad Lassry (Israeli, b. 1977)
Jumana Manna (American, b. 1987)
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989)
Mariko Mori (Japanese, b. 1967)
Joshua Nathanson (American, b. 1976)
Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941)
John Neff (American, b. 1974)
Eddie Peake (British, b. 1981)
Jack Pierson (American, b. 1960)
Rob Pruitt and Jack Early (American, b. 1964; American, b. 1962)
Herb Ritts (American, 1952–1992)
Torbjorn Rodland (Norwegian, b. 1970)
Daniela Rossell (Mexican, b. 1972)
Erika Rothenberg (American, b. 1950)
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Melanie Schiff (American, b. 1977)
Xaviera Simmons (American, b. 1974)
Alec Soth (American, b. 1969)
Sam Taylor-Wood (British, b. 1967)
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, b. 1968)
Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch (American, b. 1981; American, b. 1981)
Amalia Ulman (Argentinian, b. 1989)
Francesca Woodman (American, 1958–1981)
Joe Ziolkowski (American, b. 1960)
11 March – 23 July 2017
Eternal Youth explores the concept of coming-of-age as a crossroads in art history: how have artists represented youth since the twentieth century? In particular, since the 1990s, images of youth in the western world have elicited both desire and fear, responding to social, cultural, and political shifts such as HIV awareness and gender bending transition. This exhibition examines the different ways youth is portrayed—as simultaneously innocent and desirous—revealing the treatment of young bodies as sexualized, radical, and medicated objects.
This survey of works, comprised mostly of the MCA’s collection, starts with photographs by Larry Clark from his now infamous Kids series (from a major gift by the Howard and Donna Stone Collection), and the movie of the same name, which was released in 1995. Written by Harmony Korine and coproduced by Gus Van Sant, the film tells the story of a single day in the life of a group of sexually active teenagers in New York City and offered breakout roles for actors Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.
The works gathered together for this exhibition—by Dawoud Bey, Mona Hatoum, Thomas Hirschhorn, Jack Pierson, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Francesca Woodman—stretch from analog culture into the utopic digital age. Accompanying programming includes talks and an online debate about art, youth, and society at large.
This exhibition is curated by Omar Kholeif, Manilow Senior Curator, with Grace Deveney, Curatorial Assistant.
It is presented in the Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Galleries on the museum's second floor.
Installation Images
THE ARTISTS FEATURED IN ETERNAL YOUTH INCLUDE:
Sophia Al-Maria (American, b. 1983)
Kai Althoff (German, b. 1966)
Dawoud Bey (American, b. 1953)
Jennifer Bornstein (American, b. 1970)
Larry Clark (American, b. 1943)
Chuck Close (American, b. 1940)
Eric Fischl (American, b. 1948)
Tim Gardner (American, b. 1973)
Nan Goldin (American, b. 1953)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, 1957–1996)
Group Material
Ann Hamilton (American, b. 1956)
Mona Hatoum (British, b. Lebanon, 1952)
Thomas Hirschhorn (Swiss, b. 1957)
Andrew Holmquist (American, b. 1986)
Judith Hopf (German, b. 1969)
Rashid Johnson (American, b. 1977)
Allen Jones (British, b. 1937)
Algimantas Kezys (American, b. Lithuania, 1928–2015)
Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955)
Elad Lassry (Israeli, b. 1977)
Jumana Manna (American, b. 1987)
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989)
Mariko Mori (Japanese, b. 1967)
Joshua Nathanson (American, b. 1976)
Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941)
John Neff (American, b. 1974)
Eddie Peake (British, b. 1981)
Jack Pierson (American, b. 1960)
Rob Pruitt and Jack Early (American, b. 1964; American, b. 1962)
Herb Ritts (American, 1952–1992)
Torbjorn Rodland (Norwegian, b. 1970)
Daniela Rossell (Mexican, b. 1972)
Erika Rothenberg (American, b. 1950)
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Melanie Schiff (American, b. 1977)
Xaviera Simmons (American, b. 1974)
Alec Soth (American, b. 1969)
Sam Taylor-Wood (British, b. 1967)
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, b. 1968)
Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch (American, b. 1981; American, b. 1981)
Amalia Ulman (Argentinian, b. 1989)
Francesca Woodman (American, 1958–1981)
Joe Ziolkowski (American, b. 1960)