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Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Karma is a Cat

Past exhibition
November 15, 2023 - January 26, 2024 New York City
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Jennifer Ling Datchuk, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," 2023 Porcelain, waterjet, porcelain plates, maple, brass, paracord rope 14.25 x 87 x 1.5 in 36.2 x 221 x 3.8 cm
Jennifer Ling Datchuk, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," 2023 Porcelain, waterjet, porcelain plates, maple, brass, paracord rope 14.25 x 87 x 1.5 in 36.2 x 221 x 3.8 cm

“As an overeducated, cat-loving, elder millennial in a committed and loving relationship with a man and a cat, I am actively fighting against the social, cultural, and political systems that continue to hold women back. Adorned with large porcelain bells, they will hear us coming and continue to fear us because karma is a cat."

- Jennifer Ling Datchuk 

Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Karma is a Cat, a solo exhibition of works by gallery artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk, opening on Wednesday, November 15th, with an opening reception from 6:00-8:00 PM. Karma is a Cat will be on view at our New York City gallery through January 2024. A fully illustrated catalog will be published, and the artist will attend the opening reception. 

 

Jennifer Ling Datchuk’s work explores her layered identity–as a woman, a Chinese woman, an “American,” and a third-culture kid. Datchuk works with porcelain and materials often associated with traditional women’s work—such as textiles and hair fibers. Datchuk’s practice discusses fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity, and her personal history. Through material culture, the history of craft, and by championing the handmade, Datchuk challenges the social, political, and cultural systems that continue to hold women back. The “cat lady” trope has persisted in culture and advances the stereotype of lonely and strange women who use felines as a substitute for both lovers and children. On May 4, 2022, Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida employed this sexist trope by tweeting, “How many of the women rallying against overturning Roe are over-educated, under-loved millennials who sadly return from protests to a lonely microwave dinner with their cats, and no Bumble matches?” Karma is a Cat delves into the use of the expression to discredit the feminist movement and explores the complexities of the “cat lady” label. 

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Works
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Ying and Yang, 2021 Porcelain and 11 K. gold luster 23 x 18 x 9 in 58.4 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Ying and Yang, 2021
    Porcelain and 11 K. gold luster
    23 x 18 x 9 in
    58.4 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Kitty Kat Pat Scratcher, 2021 Porcelain 10 x 1 x 1 in 25.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Kitty Kat Pat Scratcher, 2021
    Porcelain
    10 x 1 x 1 in
    25.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Girls Just Want To Have Fun, 2023 Porcelain, waterjet, porcelain plates, brass, paracord rope on maple 14.25 x 87 x 1.5 in 36.2 x 221 x 3.8 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Girls Just Want To Have Fun, 2023
    Porcelain, waterjet, porcelain plates, brass, paracord rope on maple
    14.25 x 87 x 1.5 in
    36.2 x 221 x 3.8 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Flawless (gold), 2023 Porcelain, decals from Jingdezhen, China, mirror plexiglass 20 x 16 x 3 in 50.8 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Flawless (gold), 2023
    Porcelain, decals from Jingdezhen, China, mirror plexiglass
    20 x 16 x 3 in
    50.8 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Hear Us Coming, 2023 Laguna Co. porcelain doll clay, metal ring, wood 3 x 3 x 3.5 in 7.6 x 7.6 x 8.9 cm Edition of 5
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Hear Us Coming, 2023
    Laguna Co. porcelain doll clay, metal ring, wood
    3 x 3 x 3.5 in
    7.6 x 7.6 x 8.9 cm
    Edition of 5
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Flawless (pink), 2023
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Flawless (pink), 2023
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Quality/Equality, 2023 Felt, Asian human hair, cat bell 60 x 36 x 1/2 in 152.4 x 91.4 x 1.3 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Quality/Equality, 2023
    Felt, Asian human hair, cat bell
    60 x 36 x 1/2 in
    152.4 x 91.4 x 1.3 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Moving on Up, 2023 Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster 4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot) 10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Moving on Up, 2023
    Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster
    4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot)
    10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Truth Flag (Fanny Hills, 1848, age 9 years old), 2017 Digital jacquard textile produced by Textiel Lab in Tilburg, Netherlands 60 x 36 in 152.4 x 91.4 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Truth Flag (Fanny Hills, 1848, age 9 years old), 2017
    Digital jacquard textile produced by Textiel Lab in Tilburg, Netherlands
    60 x 36 in
    152.4 x 91.4 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Moving on Up (Ying Yang), 2023 Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster 4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot) 10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Moving on Up (Ying Yang), 2023
    Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster
    4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot)
    10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Kitty Cat Consent, 2023 porcelain, vintage ceramic decal, Asian human hair 5.18 x 6.5 x 3 in 13.2 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Kitty Cat Consent, 2023
    porcelain, vintage ceramic decal, Asian human hair
    5.18 x 6.5 x 3 in
    13.2 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk Moving on Up (Spurs), 2023 Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster 4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot) 10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
    Jennifer Ling Datchuk
    Moving on Up (Spurs), 2023
    Laguna Co. Porcelain for dolls, human hair, 11 K gold luster
    4 x 4.5 x 2 in (each boot)
    10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm
Press
  • Jennifer Ling Datchuk. Photo: Scott Ball. Courtesy of Ruiz-Healy Art.

    Artists to Watch This Month: 10 Solo Gallery Exhibitions to See In New York Before the End of the Year

    Annikka Olsen, Artnet, December 11, 2023
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