Elaine Reichek
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In Whitewash (Galway Cottage), from 1992–93, a picturesque Irish cottage is translated in yarn with its black-and-white tones reversed, like a film negative, then turned upside-down and displayed on a hanger. Here Reichek spreads the baggy folds like a voluminous wool skirt, conjuring the mythic figure of “Mother Ireland,” as well as the accusation that Irish patriots hid behind their women.
Exhibitions
Elaine Reichek: Home Rule, 1993. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland. Traveled to Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Elaine Riechek: A Précis, 1972–95. 2013. Zach Feuer Gallery, New York.
Elaine Reichek: The Eye of the Needle, 2014. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Elaine Reichek: Archival Correspondents. Fotofest 2022 Participating Space, McClain Gallery, Houston, TX, September 24, 2022 - November 5, 2022.