Sexy Time: A Group Effort
June 5 – August 1, 2008

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 5, 6-8pm
With an Appearance by Entertainer Miss Sherry Vine

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-6pm (June)
Tuesday – Friday 11am-6pm (July)

Morgan Lehman Gallery is pleased to present Sexy Time: A Group Effort, an exhibition of emerging and mid-career artists working in a variety of media.This exhibition attempts to address the multiple ways we filter, confront, and communicate sexuality through humor and satirical means.Humor is often used as a coping mechanism to confront loaded issues such as sex, desire, violence, and politics.Humor can also be a safe platform to address and approach these often taboo topics that are multifaceted and potentially difficult to navigate.Several of the works in this show address identity, place, and sexuality through a playful lens.Within the context of the show, we hope to create a discourse that can lead viewers beyond societal barriers that filter out the complex realities of contemporary culture.Humor, lightness, and honesty will hopefully shed light upon the secrecy and sense of taboo that is normally placed upon any discussion of difficult issues.

The following artists’ work is included in the exhibition:

Susan Anderson
Michael Caines
Richard Colman
Chrissy Conant
Franklin Evans
James Gobel
Kris Knight
Sabrina Marques
James Merrell
Matthew Palladino
Randy Polumbo
Sabeen Raja
Huston Ripley
Alison Ruttan
John Salvest
Alix Smith
Taravat Talepasand
Paul Villinski
Suzanne Wright
Rob Wynne

James Gobel and Taravat Talepasand courtesy of Marx & Zavattero,Michael Caines and Kris Knight courtesy of Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Susan Anderson courtesy of Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Sabeen Raja courtesy of Conner Contemporary Art,and Alison Ruttan courtesy of moniquemeloche.