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Nancy Drew
More Today Than Yesterday
AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
Nancy Drew pushes past the territories of appropriation and reverence, and transforms the referenced works into scintillating, somewhat rowdy paintings that are very much her own-- sparkling, sometimes fuzzy-soft, renditions of the modern masters, such as Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns, among others.
While commenting on the iconic significance and magnetic power of the past by reworking recognizable masterpieces, Drew's works are made new and fresh, through the use of unique materials such as glitter, flocking and Swarovski crystals. The flashiness of the works gives them a contemporary punch, in contrast to the serious stature of the original works on which she riffs.
Nancy Drew recently exhibited at Roebling Hall and in Open House: Brooklyn Art Today at the Brooklyn Museum. Her work was included in Repeat Performance at Artists Space in New York, as well as BQE at White Box, New York.