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Tara Donovan: New Work

March 14, 2006- April 22, 2006

Reception: March 11, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tara Donovan

PaceWildenstein

545 W 22nd St

NEW YORK, March 1, 2006—PaceWildenstein, 545 West 22nd Street, New York, will present a new installation by Tara Donovan from March 14 through April 22, 2006. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 11th from 6-8 p.m. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition at PaceWildenstein. Her work was previously seen in two PaceWildenstein exhibitions: Logical Conclusions (2005) and a summer group show (2005). The gallery also selected her for a one-person installation at The Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison (Summer/Fall 2003).

Tara Donovan’s newest work, Untitled (Plastic Cups), a large-scale installation resembling a topographical landscape, measures approximately 5' x 50' x 60' and will occupy the center of the gallery.

Known for utilizing common and manufactured materials as components for her installations and sculptures, Donovan has been recognized for her commitment to process. She earned acclaim for her ability to discover how the inherent physical characteristics of an object might allow it to be transformed into art. The artist goes on to explore the multiplication of these interactions, at times utilizing hundreds of thousands or millions of units, to generate powerful perceptual phenomenon and subtle atmospheric effects.

Tara Donovan (b. 1969) studied at the School of Visual Arts, New York, from 1987-88 before earning her B.F.A. from the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C. in 1991. She received her M.F.A. in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, in 1999. Since then, Donovan has been the subject of numerous gallery and museum shows nation wide, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2004), UCLA Hammer Museum (2004), Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland (2003-2004) and Hemicycle Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1999-2000). Donovan also participated in the 2000 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Tara Donovan was the 2005 recipient of the Alexander Calder Foundation’s first annual Calder Prize. This year she was also granted an artist’s residency Atelier Calder in Saché, France.

Among her other awards and distinctions are the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Willard L. Metcalf Award (2004), National Academy Museum, Helen Foster Barnett Prize (2004), Women’s Caucus for Art, Presidential Award (2004), New York Foundation for the Arts grant recipient (2003), Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant recipient (2003), Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Competition (2001) and Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipient (1999).

Tara Donovan lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She joined PaceWildenstein in February 2005.

Art Reviews of Tara Donovan: New Work

Village Voice March 31, 2006		Jerry Saltz		"...Although Untitled is not out of this world like Haze, it is serene and majestic. There are ravishing moments where the effect turns tantalizing, but alas the cups remain cups; the overall shape never synchs up with any "sacred machinery"; you never really leave the room or go into the piece...."
New York Times March 24, 2006		Ken Johnson		"...People who have never seen one of Ms. Donovan's installations are in for a treat. ... the leap from the mundane to the miraculous in her current show remains visually and poetically exhilarating...."

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Location   Gallery PaceWildenstein Address 545 W 22nd St New York (Chelsea) NY, 10011 United States Phone 212-989-4258 Fax 212-989-4263 Hours Tue-Sat 10-6

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