NUSE MUSE
'Ausente'
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All by Phillip Maisel
NUSE MUSE
'Ausente'
Installation view
NUSE MUSE
Untitled (2017) (detail)
Roots, styrofoam, paper clay, glue, liquid nails, metal, fishing line, silicone, chain, morning glory vines, leaves, paint, acrylic caulk
180 x 36 x 36 in
457.2 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm
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Hive (2017)
Paint, paper, paper pulp, plaster, found items, wood
34 x 26 x 2 in
86.4 x 66 x 5.1 cm
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[L-R]Finger, Hair, Breast, Fire, Sun (2017)
Ink on YUPO
14 x 11 in each
35.6 x 27.9 cm each
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Shoe (2017)
Crayon, paper, Yupo, wipes, glue, acrylic caulking, ink, mounted to linen
14 x 11 1/4 x 4 in
35.6 x 28.6 x 10.2 cm
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NM (2017)
Oil, acrylic, paper, bone on canvas dropcloth
87 1/2 x 44 in
222.3 x 111.8 cm
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NM (2017) (detail)
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{Left}
Untitled (Collaboration with Agatha) (1972-2017)
Found drawing on paper and morning glory vine
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
31.8 x 24.1 cm
{Right}
Untitled (Collaboration with Noemi) (1972-2017)
Found drawing on paper with morning glory vine
12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in
31.8 x 24.8 cm
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Penny for Your Throat (2017)
Paper clay, paint, coin, cigarette butt, wire
4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in
11.4 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm
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Sad Republic (2017) (installation view)
Plastic baby mannequin, paper clay, sand, thread, inkjet print on canvas
18 x 14 x 12 1/2 in
45.7 x 35.6 x 31.8 cm
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Ren Ring (2017)
Paper clay, wire, newspaper, duct tape
10 1/2 x 8 in
26.7 x 20.3 cm
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Head Excavation (2017)
Paint, paper pulp, canvas
25 x 37 x 3 1/2 in
63.5 x 94 x 8.9 cm
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Head Excavation (2017) (detail)
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Yellow Snake (2017)
Paper clay, acrylic paint
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 in
8.3 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm
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Untitled (Small Heads) (2017)
Paper clay, paper pulp, paint
Variable
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Catbike, Ratbike (2017) (installation view)
Paper, absorbent ground, watercolor, glue, clay, crayon, oil, arcylic on canvas
12 x 9 1/2 in
30.5 x 24.1 cm
NUSE MUSE
Ausente
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Untitled (2017) (detail)
Roots, styrofoam, paper clay, glue, liquid nails, metal, fishing line, silicone, chain, morning glory vines, leaves, paint, acrylic caulk
180 x 36 x 36 in
457.2 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm
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Bell (2017)
Paper clay, paper pulp, metal, fishing line, glue
44 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 4 in
113 x 55.2 x 10.2 cm
Reception:
14 October 2017 from 7-10p
at Alter Space (1158 Howard Street)
Nusé Muse
Nusé Muse's Ausente features new works in painting, sculpture, and installation. The exhibition winds down a rabbit hole of dark humor, process, and a nuanced engagement with the gallery's architecture, while its thematics conjure environmental and social concern, mythology, and corporality.
Nusé Muse (b. 1979- 1986) is a United States based art collective who’s rotating members live and work between Reno, Minneapolis, Portland, and the Bay Area in California. The collective was formed in 2007 in an apartment on Treasure Island, through an initial series of “psychedelic and blacklight ready automatic drawings.” Since then the group has mounted exhibitions, performed musically as The Killer Pandas and Charlatan Stories, and created numerous handmade publications.