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Conversational Spirits I

Conversational Spirits I

Jessica Silverman is pleased to present “Conversational Spirits,” a two-part summer group show, featuring work that explores “animism,” the belief that animals, plants, places and objects are imbued with spirits.

Animism is a relevant analogy for the agency, intensity and energy embodied by great art. When the trees whisper and birds sing, when abstraction breathes, when a painted portrait questions your sense of self, spirits are not far away.

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Artists in Part 1 of
"Conversational Spirits":
  • Andrea Bowers
  • Luke Butler
  • Judy Chicago
  • Conrad Egyir
  • Matthew Angelo Harrison
  • John Houck
  • Dashiell Manley
  • Eamon Ore-Giron
  • Lam Tung Pang
  • Hayal Pozanti
  • Clare Rojas
  • Lara Schnitger
  • Davina Semo
  • Wang Shui
  • Rose B. Simpson
  • Margo Wolowiec
Conrad Egyir
Grand Whisperer, 2020
Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas and wood
78 x 60 inches / 198 x 152 cm
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Grand Whisperer, 2020
Conrad Egyir
Grand Gravitas, 2020
Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas and wood
78 x 60 inches / 198 x 152 cm
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Grand Gravitas, 2020
Luke Butler
Harbinger, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches / 61 x 76 cm
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Harbinger, 2020
Conrad Egyir
Grand Whisperer, 2020
Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas and wood
78 x 60 inches / 198 x 152 cm
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Grand Whisperer, 2020
Conrad Egyir
Grand Gravitas, 2020
Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas and wood
78 x 60 inches / 198 x 152 cm
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Grand Gravitas, 2020
Luke Butler
Harbinger, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches / 61 x 76 cm
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Harbinger, 2020
Associated with the worship of nature and the elevation of subordinated souls, animism is a theme broadly relevant to a moment in which equal rights, environmentalism and the neuroscience of our mammalian brains are of urgent concern.
Andrea Bowers
May the Last Tree Take Me Down, Last Line of 'A Greater Silence' by Deena Metzger from Her Book of Poems Burden of Light, 2019 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series) , 2020
Acrylic marker on cardboard
38 x 25 1/2 x 3 inches / 97 x 65 x 8 cm
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May the Last Tree Take Me Down, Last Line of 'A Greater Silence' by Deena Metzger from Her Book of Poems Burden of Light, 2019 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Andrea Bowers
If We Do Not Do the Impossible We Shall Be Faced With the Unthinkable, Quote by Petra Kelly from Her Closing Speech at the International Green Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, August 30, 1987 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Acrylic marker on cardboard
42 x 31 1/2 x 3 inches / 107 x 80 x 8 cm
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If We Do Not Do the Impossible We Shall Be Faced With the Unthinkable, Quote by Petra Kelly from Her Closing Speech at the International Green Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, August 30, 1987 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Davina Semo
Muse, 2019
Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, hardware
Trunk: 81 x 18.9 x 14.2 inches / 206 x 48 x 36 cm
Installation dimensions variable
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Muse, 2019
Andrea Bowers
May the Last Tree Take Me Down, Last Line of 'A Greater Silence' by Deena Metzger from Her Book of Poems Burden of Light, 2019 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series) , 2020
Acrylic marker on cardboard
38 x 25 1/2 x 3 inches / 97 x 65 x 8 cm
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May the Last Tree Take Me Down, Last Line of 'A Greater Silence' by Deena Metzger from Her Book of Poems Burden of Light, 2019 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Andrea Bowers
If We Do Not Do the Impossible We Shall Be Faced With the Unthinkable, Quote by Petra Kelly from Her Closing Speech at the International Green Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, August 30, 1987 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Acrylic marker on cardboard
42 x 31 1/2 x 3 inches / 107 x 80 x 8 cm
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If We Do Not Do the Impossible We Shall Be Faced With the Unthinkable, Quote by Petra Kelly from Her Closing Speech at the International Green Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, August 30, 1987 (Ecofeminist Sycamore Branch Series), 2020
Davina Semo
Muse, 2019
Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, hardware
Trunk: 81 x 18.9 x 14.2 inches / 206 x 48 x 36 cm
Installation dimensions variable
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Muse, 2019
Davina Semo
Siren, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81 x 33 cm
Installation dimensions variable
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Siren, 2019
Hayal Pozanti
Each the Other's World Entire - 85 (Latabgu Kamyu Nu), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
56 x 99 inches / 142 x 252 cm
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Each the Other's World Entire - 85 (Latabgu Kamyu Nu), 2020
Hayal Pozanti
Blue Romance That Haloed - 89 (Nuyufo Kunnano), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
74 x 58 inches / 188 x 147 cm
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Blue Romance That Haloed - 89 (Nuyufo Kunnano), 2020
Davina Semo
Siren, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81 x 33 cm
Installation dimensions variable
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Siren, 2019
Hayal Pozanti
Each the Other's World Entire - 85 (Latabgu Kamyu Nu), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
56 x 99 inches / 142 x 252 cm
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Each the Other's World Entire - 85 (Latabgu Kamyu Nu), 2020
Hayal Pozanti
Blue Romance That Haloed - 89 (Nuyufo Kunnano), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
74 x 58 inches / 188 x 147 cm
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Blue Romance That Haloed - 89 (Nuyufo Kunnano), 2020
As a traditional belief system Animism is a global phenomenon, common to indigenous peoples around the world. It survives in vestigial ways in large scale religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Judeo-Christian ritual.
Hayal Pozanti
Flower of Life - 23 (Kamguyunu), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
30 x 24 inches / 76 x 61 cm
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Flower of Life - 23 (Kamguyunu), 2020
Hayal Pozanti
The Sun Within Ourselves - 21 (Kunfo), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
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The Sun Within Ourselves - 21 (Kunfo), 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Conjure, 2020
Ceramic, reed, steel, leather, and wax thread
38 x 15 x 11 inches / 97 x 38 x 28 cm
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Conjure, 2020
Rose B. Simpson
A Ways (Bones), 2020
Ceramic, glaze, leather, linen, concrete
48 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches / 122 x 27 x 24 cm
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A Ways (Bones), 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Grown I, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, leather
19 1/2 x 7 x 5 inches / 50 x 18 x 13 cm
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Grown I, 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Grown II, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, leather, glass beads
18 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches / 46 x 19 x 11 cm
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Grown II, 2020
Hayal Pozanti
Flower of Life - 23 (Kamguyunu), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
30 x 24 inches / 76 x 61 cm
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Flower of Life - 23 (Kamguyunu), 2020
Hayal Pozanti
The Sun Within Ourselves - 21 (Kunfo), 2020
Oil and oil stick on linen
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
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The Sun Within Ourselves - 21 (Kunfo), 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Conjure, 2020
Ceramic, reed, steel, leather, and wax thread
38 x 15 x 11 inches / 97 x 38 x 28 cm
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Conjure, 2020
Rose B. Simpson
A Ways (Bones), 2020
Ceramic, glaze, leather, linen, concrete
48 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches / 122 x 27 x 24 cm
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A Ways (Bones), 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Grown I, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, leather
19 1/2 x 7 x 5 inches / 50 x 18 x 13 cm
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Grown I, 2020
Rose B. Simpson
Grown II, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, leather, glass beads
18 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches / 46 x 19 x 11 cm
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Grown II, 2020
Lara Schnitger
B'sst, 2020
Fabric collage
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
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B'sst, 2020
Lara Schnitger
New Women, 2020
Fabric collage
60 x 48 inches / 152 x 122 cm
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New Women, 2020
Clare Rojas
Bird II, 2020
Oil on linen
50 x 40 inches / 127 x 101 cm
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Bird II, 2020
Lara Schnitger
B'sst, 2020
Fabric collage
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
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B'sst, 2020
Lara Schnitger
New Women, 2020
Fabric collage
60 x 48 inches / 152 x 122 cm
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New Women, 2020
Clare Rojas
Bird II, 2020
Oil on linen
50 x 40 inches / 127 x 101 cm
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Bird II, 2020
John Houck
Accumulator #34.6, 2 Color Gradient #FFD531, #DD9D5F, 2020D, 2020
Creased archival pigment print (unique)
33 x 27 inches / 83 x 68 cm (framed)
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Accumulator #34.6, 2 Color Gradient #FFD531, #DD9D5F, 2020
John Houck
Diagram Diary, 2020
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Diagram Diary, 2020
Lam Tung Pang
Untitled-2020-22, 2020
Acrylics and uv-print on plywood
31 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches / 80 x 50 x 9 cm
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Untitled-2020-22, 2020
Lam Tung Pang
Potted Landscape no.3, 2018
Acrylic, charcoal and scale-models on plywood
19 3/4 x 16 inches / 50 x 41 cm
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Potted Landscape no.3, 2018
Eamon Ore-Giron
Styx, 2012
Flashe on linen
12 x 12 inches / 31 x 31 cm
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Styx, 2012
Eamon Ore-Giron
Dawn, 2012
Flashe on linen
16 x 16 inches / 41 x 41 cm
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Dawn, 2012
John Houck
Accumulator #34.6, 2 Color Gradient #FFD531, #DD9D5F, 2020D, 2020
Creased archival pigment print (unique)
33 x 27 inches / 83 x 68 cm (framed)
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Accumulator #34.6, 2 Color Gradient #FFD531, #DD9D5F, 2020
John Houck
Diagram Diary, 2020
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Diagram Diary, 2020
Lam Tung Pang
Untitled-2020-22, 2020
Acrylics and uv-print on plywood
31 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches / 80 x 50 x 9 cm
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Untitled-2020-22, 2020
Lam Tung Pang
Potted Landscape no.3, 2018
Acrylic, charcoal and scale-models on plywood
19 3/4 x 16 inches / 50 x 41 cm
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Potted Landscape no.3, 2018
Eamon Ore-Giron
Styx, 2012
Flashe on linen
12 x 12 inches / 31 x 31 cm
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Styx, 2012
Eamon Ore-Giron
Dawn, 2012
Flashe on linen
16 x 16 inches / 41 x 41 cm
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Dawn, 2012
Animistic entities have strong characters. They are enlivened by social awareness and a yearning to communicate. Some command power; others are driven by a mission.
Woody De Othello
First Day Embrace, 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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First Day Embrace, 2020
Woody De Othello
Still Life (Spring Growth), 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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Still Life (Spring Growth), 2020
Woody De Othello
Spring (Solo Dance Parties), 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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Spring (Solo Dance Parties), 2020
Woody De Othello
First Day Embrace, 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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First Day Embrace, 2020
Woody De Othello
Still Life (Spring Growth), 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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Still Life (Spring Growth), 2020
Woody De Othello
Spring (Solo Dance Parties), 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm
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Spring (Solo Dance Parties), 2020
Woody De Othello
Reoccurring Themes, 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
18 x 24 inches / 46 x 61 cm
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Reoccurring Themes, 2020
WangShui
Sliver, 2019
Two-channel video, flexible LED mesh, and mineral dust
Installation dimensions variable
Duration: 2 minutes
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Sliver, 2019
Dashiell Manley
Those Seeing Flowers, We Cannot See, 2020
Oil on linen
60 x 84 inches / 152 x 213 cm
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Those Seeing Flowers, We Cannot See, 2020
Woody De Othello
Reoccurring Themes, 2020
Acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper
18 x 24 inches / 46 x 61 cm
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Reoccurring Themes, 2020
WangShui
Sliver, 2019
Two-channel video, flexible LED mesh, and mineral dust
Installation dimensions variable
Duration: 2 minutes
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Sliver, 2019
Dashiell Manley
Those Seeing Flowers, We Cannot See, 2020
Oil on linen
60 x 84 inches / 152 x 213 cm
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Those Seeing Flowers, We Cannot See, 2020
Judy Chicago
Hopelessly Entwined, 1996
Mixed media on Magnani paper
30 x 22 inches / 76 x 56 cm
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Hopelessly Entwined, 1996
Judy Chicago
Dancing Trees, 1995
Mixed media on Magnani paper
22 x 30 inches / 56 x 76 cm
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Dancing Trees, 1995
Judy Chicago
Severed Trees, 1996
Mixed media on Magnani paper
30 x 22 inches / 76 x 56 cm
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Severed Trees, 1996
Judy Chicago
Hopelessly Entwined, 1996
Mixed media on Magnani paper
30 x 22 inches / 76 x 56 cm
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Hopelessly Entwined, 1996
Judy Chicago
Dancing Trees, 1995
Mixed media on Magnani paper
22 x 30 inches / 56 x 76 cm
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Dancing Trees, 1995
Judy Chicago
Severed Trees, 1996
Mixed media on Magnani paper
30 x 22 inches / 76 x 56 cm
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Severed Trees, 1996
On June 30, artists Andrea Bowers, Rose B. Simpson and Lara Schnitger discussed how their work intersects with questions of animate matter, animism, and the spirituality of politics. The session was moderated by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Professor of Art History at University of California, Berkeley. Click below to access the recording of the panel discussion.

Panel discussion: A Conversation about Conversational Spirits
Andrea Bowers's Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training—Tree Sitting Forest Defense.
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