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Chuck in Context

Past exhibition
September 14 - October 14, 2017 San Antonio
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Overview
Artwork: Chuck Ramirez, Words: Villa, 2004, 2017, archival pigment ink print on watercolor paper, 15.5 x 21 x 0, ed. of 10
Chuck Ramirez, Words: Villa, 2004, Pigment Inkjet Print, 15.5 x 21", ed. of 10

Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Chuck in Context, a special exhibition in honor of the significant survey of Chuck Ramirez's works opening at the McNay Art Museum, Chuck Ramirez: All This and Heaven Too.

 

As the exclusive representative for the estate of Chuck Ramirez, Ruiz-Healy Art is proud to keep the artist's memory and archives preserved for future generations. This exhibition, Chuck in Context, focuses on the texted-based works by Ramirez-including the Words series, which has never been shown in its entirety previously.

 

In addition to photography, Ramirez had a strong background in graphic design and was involved with the world of contemporary poetry, painting and music. Ramirez was a poet at heart and became a word designer. For Ramirez, the visual impact of text was an important part of his oeuvre and it represented another outlet to his creative spirit.

 

Words, produced in 2004, is a series of disparate photographs emblazoned with a single word that the photo illustrates. Over lucha libre figurines appears LIBRE; a masculine face under a platinum wig is emblazoned with QUEEN, a blurred television still of the New England Patriots huddled mid-game reads VIAGRA. Oh yes, there is one of CURATORS, too.

 

A percentage of the sales from Chuck in Context will benefit Casa Chuck, a residency program for critics, curators, and writers housed in the artist's former residence. This exhibition is also presented in conjunction with FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA, an International Photography Festival.

 

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Works
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Queen, 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Queen, 2004
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Airshow, 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Airshow, 2004
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Curators (Guillermo Santamarina & Victor Zamudio-Taylor), 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Curators (Guillermo Santamarina & Victor Zamudio-Taylor), 2004
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Abuelita, 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Abuelita, 2004
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Candy, 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Candy, 2004
  • Chuck Ramirez Words: Levitra, 2004
    Chuck Ramirez
    Words: Levitra, 2004
Installation Views
  • Chuck In Context 3
  • Chuck In Context 2
  • Chuck In Context
  • Installation Image of Chuck Ramirez's work in Chuck in Context in 2017
Publications
  • Chuck in Context: Reminiscing About Chuck Ramirez

    Chuck in Context: Reminiscing About Chuck Ramirez

    Conversation between Patricia Ruiz-Healy, Ph.D. and Ethel Shipton 2017 Read more

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  • Artwork Image: Chuck Ramirez, Trash Bag: White 1, 1998, Pigment ink print mounted on aluminum, 60 x 48", Edition 3 / 10

    Chuck Ramirez

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