2019 Suzy Spence: On the Hunt by Rachel Moore

Public Project

2019 Suzy Spence: On the Hunt

Copyright Rachel Moore 2024

Date of Work Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Updated Jan 2021

Topics Painting

On the Hunt, an exhibition of figurative paintings by Brooklyn and Montpelier based artist Suzy Spence, considers contemporary power struggles through the elegant metaphor of fox hunting. Spence’s paintings turn the genteel athletic, sartorial, and social tradition of fox hunting toward lucid social commentary; she appropriates the sport’s traditions and painted genre scenes to turn a traditional subject into a psychologically-rich vision of riders on the trail of a more ambiguous quarry. The figures that congregate in Spence’s paintings could be characters jilted by a secret loss, or steely survivors of an unknown war. In groups, they turn their faces toward each other in dark complicity—soldiers, sisters, friends. They are on the hunt.

Public Lectures:

Suzy Spence & Christa Kemp, Green Mountain Hounds Master of Foxhounds in Discussion, Thursday, July 11 5pm

Join Master of Foxhounds Christa Kemp and painter Suzy Spence as they discuss the history and traditions of fox hunting as it evolved in Europe, and is currently practiced in Vermont (without hunting actual foxes). Learn why the signature red coats some hunters wear are called “Pinks,” the survivalist origins of stock ties, what contemporary fox hunting has to do with conservation, and why the first English fox hunters were really rebels. Suzy will also explore how these topics inform her work.

Artist Panel Discussion with Dusty Boynton, Suzy Spence and Amy Rahn, Friday, August 2, 5:30pm

Join us for a stimulating panel discussion with artists Dusty Boynton and Suzy Spence, moderated by curator Amy Rahn as we celebrate their shows currently on exhibit at HDAC, Dusty Boynton: Reliefs and Suzy Spence: On the Hunt. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from these three impressive women in the art world as they discuss their work.

Curated by Amy Rahn
Exhibiton dates: June 22 - August 24, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 22, 5pm - 7pm

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