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Ethel Shipton: Listening to Berlin

Past exhibition
September 18 - October 26, 2019 San Antonio
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Artwork: Ethel Shipton, HA, 2019, screenprint, 30 x 22.5″, ed. of 10
Ethel Shipton, HA, 2019, Screenprint, 30 x 22.5″, ed. of 10

Inspired by her 2017-2018 Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residency, Ethel Shipton’s solo exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art concentrates in ideas developed while living in Berlin. During her residence at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Shipton took interest in the street art and graffiti culture throughout the city. “I started taking pictures of the graffiti, and the graffiti took me to look at other parts of the city that were interesting to me. So, it was a combination of starting with the graffiti and walking through [Berlin],” shared Shipton. The visual information spray-painted throughout the city defines a cultural manifesto of freedom, unification, and community.

 

Shipton will exhibit 22 x 30” screenprints of photographs she took of Berlin graffiti as well as some unique works from those images using vinyl and distortion through cutting, tearing, and expanding the image. Furthermore, Shipton will be including a sculptural piece that will lie in the middle of the gallery where people can sit, resonate, and listen to the sounds of the city. When asked about this interactive piece, Shipton explained she wanted to create a space that gave people permission to sit with the artwork and the sounds of the city.

 

In an analysis of Shipton’s work, Jost Schocke gets at the foundation of her practice: “Shipton’s artistic practice is rooted in the observation of every day and consideration of the (linguistic) conditionality that determines our life. This conceptual starting point culminates indirectly accessible but nonetheless enigmatic works, prompting the viewer to voice fundamental questions.” In this solo show, Shipton continues this thematic fixation on the “every day” and encourages viewers to slow down and take in the sights, sounds, and experiences of Berlin.

 

Her practice is informed by a strong conceptual base and encompasses a variety of expressions. Through painting, installation, photography, and text, Shipton spotlights instants of clarity that flit by in the comings and goings of daily life. Shipton has exhibited at numerous galleries, including Artpace San Antonio, TX, Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM; Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, TX; Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Beach, CA; Austin Museum of Art, TX; Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX and Studio Santa Catarina, Mexico City. In 2011, Shipton was awarded Artist Honoree of the year at Blue Star Contemporary and in 2017-18 attended the artist in residence Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.

 

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Works
  • Ethel Shipton Ha (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 2 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Ha (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    2 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton In and Out (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 1 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    In and Out (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    1 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton Leave Traces (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 1 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Leave Traces (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    1 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton Ball (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 1 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Ball (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    1 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton Window (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 2 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Window (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    2 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton Lifeline (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5" 76.2 x 57.1 cm 2 / 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Lifeline (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5"
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    2 / 10
  • Ethel Shipton Tic Tac Toe (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019 Screenprint 30 x 22.5 in 76.2 x 57.1 cm Edition 1 of 10
    Ethel Shipton
    Tic Tac Toe (Listening to Berlin Series), 2019
    Screenprint
    30 x 22.5 in
    76.2 x 57.1 cm
    Edition 1 of 10
  • Ethel Shipton Be Careful, 2019 Vinyl on wood 40 x 40" 101.6 x 101.6 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    Be Careful, 2019
    Vinyl on wood
    40 x 40"
    101.6 x 101.6 cm
  • Ethel Shipton 11 (The Cloud Series), 2019 Vinyl on wood 8 x 5.5" 20.3 x 14 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    11 (The Cloud Series), 2019
    Vinyl on wood
    8 x 5.5"
    20.3 x 14 cm
  • Ethel Shipton 4 (The Cloud Series), 2019 Vinyl on wood 5 x 15.8" 12.7 x 40.1 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    4 (The Cloud Series), 2019
    Vinyl on wood
    5 x 15.8"
    12.7 x 40.1 cm
  • Ethel Shipton Beauty in Time, 2019 Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle paper, edition of 10 13.5 x 44" 34.3 x 111.8 cm Edition of 10 plus 5 artist's proofs
    Ethel Shipton
    Beauty in Time, 2019
    Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle paper, edition of 10
    13.5 x 44"
    34.3 x 111.8 cm
    Edition of 10 plus 5 artist's proofs
  • Ethel Shipton Listen, 2019 Birch plywood, mirror and upholstered Volkswagen vinyl 31 x 72 x 24 in 78.7 x 182.9 x 61 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    Listen, 2019
    Birch plywood, mirror and upholstered Volkswagen vinyl
    31 x 72 x 24 in
    78.7 x 182.9 x 61 cm
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Installation Views
  • Berlin 2
  • Dsc9234
  • Dsc9223
  • Berlin 4
  • Berlinn
  • Dsc9235
  • Berlin 3
  • Dsc9222
  • Dsc9224
  • Dsc9225
  • Dsc9221
  • Dsc9242
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Press
  • Trinity professor Norma Elia Cantú, artist Ethel Shipton and gallerist Patricia Ruiz-Healy pose in front of Shipton’s work at Ruiz-Healy Art.

    Way With Words: Reading Between the Lines with Conceptual Artist Ethel Shipton

    Bryan Rindfuss, San Antonio Current , July 2, 2020
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Publications
  • Ethel Shipton: Listening to Berlin

    Ethel Shipton: Listening to Berlin

    Essay by Norma Elia Cantú, Ph. D. 2020 Hardcover 44 pages
    Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
    ISBN: 9781715027636
    Dimensions: 8 x 10"
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  • Ethel Shipton, Which Way to Go: Hope, 2021, Signed, dated, and editioned on recto, Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle paper, 48 x 36 in, 121.9 x 91.4 cm, Edition of 10

    Ethel Shipton

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