Elena Climent: In Search of the Present

Exhibition Dates: April 22–May 15, 1992

20 pages, 5 color plates and 7 b&w.

Articles by Edward J. Sullivan and Elena Climent. Interview with the artist conducted by Edward J. Sullivan.

1992

Works

A painting of a Mexican day of the dead altar. A table is decorated with candles and family photographs line the wall. An archway over the table is hung with bread and fruit and big yellow flowers. — Altar of the Dead with Relatives, 1991

Painting of a small altar in a glass box against a yellow wall — Altar in a Taxi Stand, 1991

Painting of a kitchen cupboard full of food and toys — Kitchen Cupboard, 1991

Painting of a package of cookies and other small objects on a newspaper — Cookie Package with Newspaper, 1991

Painting of an altar with blue Christmas bulbs and pink flowers — Altar with Christmas Ornaments, 1992

Painting of a blue tiled altar with a pink doily and pink flowers — Altar with Blue Tiles, 1992

Painting of food and kitchen objects against a yellow tiled wall — Yellow Kitchen, 1991

Painting of a clothesline in front of a grey brick wall topped with flowerpots — Bricks and Clotheslines, 1991

Painting of a birdcage tin flower pots handing on a pale yellow wall — Yellow Wall with Birdcage, 1990

Painting of food and kitchen utensils against a green wall — Still Life with Flies, 1990