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Lynne Harlow
Lodestar
April 1 - June 10, 2023
Opening: Saturday, April 1, 4-6pm
Online Artist Talk: Thursday, April 13, 7-8pm EST
Exhibition Tour with the Artist: Saturday, May 6, 3pm
Press Release (PDF) | Exhibition Checklist (PDF)
Video Recording of Lynne Harlow Online Artist Talk
Thursday, April 13, 7-8pm EST
MINUS SPACE is excited to present the exhibition Lynne Harlow: Lodestar, which premieres a suite of new sculpture in glass by the Providence, Rhode Island-based artist. This is the artist’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery since 2007.
For her exhibition Lodestar, Lynne Harlow presents a configuration of new small-scale, glass artworks, which are cast from molds taken of specific rocks collected by the artist at personally-resonant sites in the United States and Europe, such as Downeast, Maine; Cape Cod, Massachusetts; and Delphi, Greece.
The term lodestar refers to a guiding star, such as the North Star Polaris, which serves to help navigate individuals through space at night. According to the artist, her sculptures are intended to both “guide and anchor the viewer in the world by fusing the natural and humanmade into a singular, intimate object that is translucent and yet feels hefty in the hand.”
Harlow’s new works build upon her decades-long investigation of the intersection of color, light, and material expressed in a highly-reductive visual language. The artist’s glass sculptures are characteristically monochromatic and possess a single ethereal color, such as vibrant yellow, glowing orange, celestial blue, or blush pink. Additional new works by the artist, including a suite of silk organza on wooden panel pieces, will also be on view in her exhibition.
Throughout her decades-long studio practice, Harlow has contemplated, “How little is enough? How much can be taken away before a piece crumbles? I arrive at my pieces by reducing physical and visual information. This process of reduction, a steady taking away, is ultimately intended to be an act of generosity. In each piece I’m looking for the point at which these reductions allow me to give the most. It’s an appealing contradiction because it prompts one to reconsider the concept of abundance and the nature of giving.”
Lynne Harlow would like to personally thank the Pollock-Krasner Foundation for the time and resources to conceive this new body of work, as well as collaborator Steve Easton of Steve Easton Cast Glass in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who guided their fabrication.
The artist will give a free, online public talk via Zoom on Thursday, April 13, 7-8pm EST. Register
She will also lead an in-person exhibition walk-through on Saturday, May 6, 3pm. Masks are suggested for the health of all guests.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lynne Harlow (b.1968 Attleboro, MA; lives Providence, RI) has exhibited her work nationally and internationally for more than 20 years, including in the United States, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Here at the gallery, she has mounted four very well-received solo exhibitions and projects: Tilt Toward the Sun (2018), Ask the Sky, Baker Bridge Road (2016), Against the Velvet of the Long Goodbye (2013), BEAT (2007). She also participated our large survey exhibitions MINUS SPACE en Oaxaca: Panorama de 31 artistas internacionales, Oaxaca, Mexico (2012) and MINUS SPACE curated by Phong Bui at MoMA PS1 (2008-2009).
Harlow’s work was included in the 2013 deCordova Biennial at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA. Her additional museum exhibitions include MoMA PS1 (New York, NY); Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (Ithaca, NY); Hofstra University Museum of Art (Hempstead, NY); Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (Brattleboro, VT); RISD Museum of Art (Providence, RI); Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg, MA); South Bend Museum of Art (South Bend, IN); Stanley Museum of Art / University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA); Wrather West Kentucky Museum (Murray, KY); and Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Harlow has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Rhode Island Foundation, BAU Institute, and Chinati Foundation. Her work has been reviewed in publications, such as Artforum, Artnet Magazine, Art Ltd. Magazine, Two Coats of Paint, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Providence Journal, among others. Harlow’s work is included in public and corporate collections, such as The Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, and Hunter College (all New York, NY); RISD Museum, Fidelity Investments, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (both Providence, RI); The Philips Collection, Art in Embassies Program (both Washington, DC); and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX).
Harlow is a member of American Abstract Artists, and she holds an MFA from Hunter College (New York, NY) and a BA from Framingham State College (Framingham, MA).
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Exhibition Views
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Exhibition view of Lynne: Harlow: Lodestar, MINUS SPACE, April 1 - June 3, 2023
Lodestars
Cast Glass Works
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Corea, Uranium), 2022, Cast uranium glass, 1.25 x 2 x 2.25 inches / 3.2 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm, #LW81 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Lilac), 2023, Cast lead crystal, 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 inches / 6.4 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm, #LW82 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Ultramarine), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW83 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Corea, Clear), 2022, Cast glass, 1.25 x 2 x 2.25 inches / 3.2 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm, #LW84 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Aqua), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW85 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Pink), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 4.5 x 4.25 x 2.5 inches / 11.4 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm, #LW86 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Uranium), 2022, Cast uranium glass, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW87 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Orange), 2022, Cast glass, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW88
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Bar Island, Aqua), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.25 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches / 3.2 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm, #LW89
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Town Neck, Clear), 2022, Cast glass, 2.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches / 6.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm, #LW90
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Corea, Ultramarine), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.25 x 2 x 2.25 inches / 3.2 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm, #LW91
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Jasper Beach, Ultramarine), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.5 x 2.5 x 2 inches / 3.8 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm, #LW92 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Pink), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW93
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Yellow), 2021, Cast glass, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW94
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Chadwell, Plum), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.75 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches / 4.4 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm, #LW95
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Clear), 2021, Cast glass, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW96 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Papaya), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 4.5 x 4.25 x 2.5 inches / 11.4 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm, #LW97 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Ultramarine), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW98
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Clear), 2022, Cast glass, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW99
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Green), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 inches / 6.4 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm, #LW100 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Town Neck, Pink), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 2.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches / 6.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm, #LW102
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Chadwell, Plum), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 1.75 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches / 4.4 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm, #LW103
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Uranium), 2022, Cast uranium glass, 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 inches / 6.4 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm, #LW104 - ON HOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Clear), 2022, Cast glass, 4.5 x 4.25 x 2.5 inches / 11.4 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm, #LW105
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Orange), 2021, Cast glass, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW107
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Race Point, Pink), 2022, Cast lead crystal, 2.25 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches / 5.7 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm, #LW108 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Clear), 2021, Cast lead crystal, 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches / 8.3 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm, #LW109
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Persimmon), 2022, Cast glass, 1.25 x 5 x 3 inches / 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm, #LW111
Lodestars
Silk on Panel Works
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Lilac), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches / 20.3 x 20.3 cm, #LW55
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Ultramarine), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 6 x 6 inches / 15.2 x 15.2 cm, #LW56 - SOLD
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Jasper Beach, Clear), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 4.25 x 4.25 inches / 10.8 x 10.8 cm, #LW57
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Jasper Beach, Aqua), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm, #LW58
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Uranium), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 18.25 x 18.25 inches / 46.4 x 46.4 cm, #LW59
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Green), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW60
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Papaya), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW61
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Race Point, Pink), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm, #LW62
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Jasper Beach, Ultramarine), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW63
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Corea, Clear), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 6 x 6 inches / 15.2 x 15.2 cm, #LW64
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Corea, Uranium), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 16 x 16 inches / 40.6 x 40.6 cm, #LW65
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Denim), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches / 20.3 x 20.3 cm, #LW66
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Bar Island, Clear), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches / 30.5 x 30.5 cm, #LW67
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Orange), 2022, Fabric on wood panel, 6 x 6 inches / 15.2 x 15.2 cm, #LW68
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Lilac), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 18 x 18 inches / 45.7 x 45.7 cm, #LW69
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Race Point, Ultramarine), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches / 30.5 x 30.5 cm, #LW70
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Pink), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches / 20.3 x 20.3 cm, #LW71
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Aqua), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches / 20.3 x 20.3 cm, #LW72
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Denim), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel\, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW73
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Papaya), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm, #LW74
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Town Neck, Pink), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW75
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Bar Island, Aqua), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 16 x 16 inches / 40.6 x 40.6 cm, #LW76
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Uranium), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches / 20.3 x 20.3 cm, #LW77
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Crescent Beach, Orange), 2022, Fabric on wood panel, 4 x 4 inches / 10.2 x 10.2 cm, #LW78
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Kingsley Farm, Denim), 2023, Silk organza on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm, #LW79
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Clear), 2022, Silk organza on wood panel, 6 x 6 inches / 15.2 x 15.2 cm, #LW80
Lodestars
Felt Works
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Pink), 2023, Marino wool felt, 13 x 11 x 0.375 inches / 33 x 28 x 1 cm, #LW112
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Pink), 2023, Marino wool felt, 13 x 11 x 0.375 inches / 33 x 28 x 1 cm, #LW112 - Side View
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Green), 2023, Marino wool felt, 10 x 12 x 0.375 inches /25.5 x 30. 5 x 1 cm, #LW113
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Green), 2023, Marino wool felt, 10 x 12 x 0.375 inches /25.5 x 30. 5 x 1 cm, #LW113 - Side View
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Ultramarine), 2023, Marino wool felt, 11 x 14 x 0.375 inches / 28 x 35.5 x 1 cm, #LW114
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Herrington, Ultramarine), 2023, Marino wool felt, 11 x 14 x 0.375 inches / 28 x 35.5 x 1 cm, #LW114 - Side View
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Lilac), 2023, Marino wool felt, 13 x 14.5 x 0.375 inches /33 x 37 x 1 cm, #LW115
Lynne Harlow, Lodestar (Delphi, Lilac), 2023, Marino wool felt, 13 x 14.5 x 0.375 inches /33 x 37 x 1 cm, #LW115 - Side View