STAN SHELLABARGER | solo show at Western Exhibitions, Nov. 13 to Dec. 18, 2004
See Brian Sholis' review on artforum.com here
See Susan Snodgrass' review in Art in America here
Stan Shellabarger pays intense attention to the body's everyday activities, particularly walking and breathing. At WX, he'll show artist books that reflects an obsessive-compulsive approach to cataloging the body: a year's worth of fingernail and toenail clippings, hair collected from the bathtub drain, 3 years worth of butter wrappers used by Stan's husband Dutes Miller in everyday cooking. Despite the visceral nature of these books, they are surprisingly elegant (and fragrant, in the case of the Butter Books), betraying a simple, pleasing design. In the past year, Stan has celebrated the vernal and autumnal equinox by walking in a circle for 12 hours and during an 8-hour performance, documented every breath he took by marking the moment with charcoal on 26 sheets of 18 x 24 paper. These drawings and documentary photographs of the walking performances will be a part of the show. Stan will also execute a still-to-be-determined repetitive performance during gallery hours every Saturday for the run of the show.
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