WORK > EMDR

One day while leafing through old photo albums, I came across a picture of myself as a young child, wearing a striking and enigmatic expression. I barely remembered the day, and decided to reclaim any possible recollections through a subconscious, aesthetic route rather than asking for remembrances from those present.

I began by writing about what could have happened surrounding the time the photograph was taken - fictionalized accounts most likely false, but that might lead to some underlying truth. I then executed a series of paintings, drawings, and video based on the photograph, as a means of meditating on the image - trying to decipher the dynamics occurring within.

Some of the resultant work was exhibited at Cuchifritos Gallery in NYC in the summer of 2012.

David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
Found objects, acrylic paint, digital frame
144" x 60"
2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
Found objects, acrylic paint, digital frame
144" x 60"
2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
Found objects, acrylic paint, digital frame
144" x 60"
2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
Found objects, acrylic paint, digital frame
144" x 60"
2012
David Kagan Books Art performance video gallery museum whitney biennial strand New York
Single channel video
3:55 min. ORT
2013
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012
David Kagan art painting installation Mike Kelley childhood memory gallery museum New York City Cuchifritos
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2012