Artist: Elizabeth Englander
Exhibition title: HEADMASTER
Venue: Smart Objects, Los Angeles, US
Date: January 17 – March 7, 2020
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Smart Objects, Los Angeles
SMART OBJECTS i s pleased to present HEADMASTER, a solo exhibition of new sculptures by Elizabeth Englander.
Elizabeth Englander (b. 1988, Boston, Massachusetts) lives and works i n New York, NY. She received her MFA from Hunter College, NY i n 2019. Recent solo exhibitions include Toteboat, From the Desk of Lucy Bull, Los Angeles, CA; Headless, Entrance Projects, New York and Pieces of Jennifer Melfi, M .D. at Kimberly Klark, Queens, N Y. Recent group exhibitions include Bone Meal, Motel, Brooklyn, NY; An eye that tried so hard to see one particular t hing t hat i t forgot everything else, Safe Gallery, Brooklyn, N Y and Fool’s Prophecy , Muzeum Ikon, Warsaw, Poland.
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Monica, PVC, wood, cork, bamboo, plastic, cotton, wax, hat pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 23 x 21 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Monica, PVC, wood, cork, bamboo, plastic, cotton, wax, hat pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 23 x 21 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Monica, PVC, wood, cork, bamboo, plastic, cotton, wax, hat pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 23 x 21 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Monica, PVC, wood, cork, bamboo, plastic, cotton, wax, hat pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 23 x 21 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Lenore, Wood, metal pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 17 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Lenore, Wood, metal pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 17 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Lenore, Wood, metal pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 21 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 17 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Virginia, Wood, bamboo, hemp twine, acrylic paint, polyester, plastic, magnet pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 64 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 20 x 20 x 10 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Virginia, Wood, bamboo, hemp twine, acrylic paint, polyester, plastic, magnet pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 64 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 20 x 20 x 10 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Virginia, Wood, bamboo, hemp twine, acrylic paint, polyester, plastic, magnet pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 64 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 20 x 20 x 10 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Virginia, Wood, bamboo, hemp twine, acrylic paint, polyester, plastic, magnet pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 64 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 20 x 20 x 10 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Becky, Doll shoes, paper, 8 x 6 x 4 i n, 2020
Elizabeth Englander, Virginia, Wood, bamboo, hemp twine, acrylic paint, polyester, plastic, magnet pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 64 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 20 x 20 x 10 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Tall Polio Legs, Doll shoes, steel, nylon thread, acrylic paint, 20 x 16 x 3 in, 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Niki, Cotton and acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 12 in, 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Bertha, Wood, metal, bamboo, plastic, rubber, acrylic paint, cotton thread pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 24 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 24 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Bertha, Wood, metal, bamboo, plastic, rubber, acrylic paint, cotton thread pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 24 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 24 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Bertha, Wood, metal, bamboo, plastic, rubber, acrylic paint, cotton thread pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 24 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 24 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Bertha, Wood, metal, bamboo, plastic, rubber, acrylic paint, cotton thread pedestal: cardboard, cotton twine, 72 x 24 x 12 in (bust only 24 x 24 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Oksana, steel, aluminum Pedestal: aluminum ladder, 69 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 22 x 20 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Oksana, steel, aluminum Pedestal: aluminum ladder, 69 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 22 x 20 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Oksana, steel, aluminum Pedestal: aluminum ladder, 69 x 20 x 12 in (bust only 22 x 20 x 11 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Madame Moche, Wood, sisal, wine, lipstick, 20 x 10 x 8 i n, 2018
Elizabeth Englander, Madame Moche, Wood, sisal, wine, lipstick, 20 x 10 x 8 i n, 2018
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, The Susan Sign, Cotton and acrylic paint on canvas, 40 x 16 i n ( 2 canvases at 20 x 16 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Modelage, Cotton and acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 16 in, 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 3b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 57 x 18 x 8 in (figure only 18 x 8 x 8 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 4a, Steel, paper, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 57 x 11 x 6.5 in (figure only 14 x 9 x 6 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 1b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 60 x 7.5 x 12.5 in (figure only 12.5 x 7.5 x 8.5 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 1b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 60 x 7.5 x 12.5 in (figure only 12.5 x 7.5 x 8.5 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 2a, Steel, paper cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 53 x 9 x 11 in (figure only 11 x 9 x 9 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 3b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 57 x 18 x 8 in (figure only 18 x 8 x 8 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 3b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 57 x 18 x 8 in (figure only 18 x 8 x 8 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 3a, Steel, paper, cotton twine, Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 66 x 12.5 x 8 in (figure only 19 x 7 x 8 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 1a, Steel, paper, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 51 x 11 x 6 in (figure only 12.5 x 6 x 7 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 2b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 51 x 9 x 11 in (figure only 12 x 9 x 9 in) , 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 2b, Steel, paper, plastic straws, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 51 x 9 x 11 in (figure only 12 x 9 x 9 in) , 2019
Elizabeth Englander, Angel 1a, Steel, paper, cotton twine. Pedestal: cardboard, plastic, waxed cotton thread, 51 x 11 x 6 in (figure only 12.5 x 6 x 7 in), 2019
Elizabeth Englander, HEADMASTER, 2020, exhibition view, Smart Objects, Los Angeles