Nicki Cherry 尼基·切里
Holding Pattern 悬而未决, 2025
fiberglass-reinforced gypsum cement, concrete pigment, stainless steel hardware, blister pearls 玻璃纤维增强石膏水泥、混凝土颜料、不锈钢配件、翳珠
124.5 x 51 x 30.5 cm
49 x 20 x 12 in
49 x 20 x 12 in
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Nicki Cherry’s 'Holding Pattern' features hands, arms and shoulder blades, with one hand gripping a support bar while the other folds inwards, forming a crossed-leg triangle shape reminiscent of the...
Nicki Cherry’s "Holding Pattern" features hands, arms and shoulder blades, with one hand gripping a support bar while the other folds inwards, forming a crossed-leg triangle shape reminiscent of the Hanged Man card in tarot — a symbol of alchemy. The sculpture’s palm is partially opened, with the bar resting against it rather than firmly grasped, evoking a sense of longing to let go yet being unable to do so, as if suspended in a liminal state. Embedded within the body of the sculpture are cast iron pearls, seemingly formed from the excess emotions that have seeped out, calcifying like a scab on its surface.
Nicki Cherry was born in 1992 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA and is currently based in New York and Chicago. After initially studying to become a particle physicist, Cherry received their BA from the University of Chicago in 2014 and their MFA from Yale School of Art in 2019. Cherry’s work has been presented at venues including NARS Foundation, The Bronx Museum, GHOSTMACHINE, the Border Gallery, Flux Factory, and Shin Gallery in New York; AUTOMAT and Icebox Project Space in Philadelphia; and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Slow Dance in Chicago. Their work has been written about in the Brooklyn Rail, the Washington Post, Hyperallergic, and ArteFuse. They have received grants from Café Royal Cultural Foundation, the Queens Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. They have completed residencies at Surf Point Foundation in Maine, Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, the Bronx Museum of Arts, and NARS Foundation in Brooklyn.
尼基·切里的《悬而未决》是只有双手与肩胛骨的雕塑，其中一只手拉着扶手，另一折叠，组成如塔罗牌上“倒吊人”牌腿部十字三角动作：代表炼金术的符号。雕塑的手掌张开，拉杆嵌于手感之间却又未被紧握住，仿佛处于一个正渴望放手却又无法企及的过渡空间。雕塑身体中嵌入的铸铁珍珠仿佛由身体中渗出的过剩情绪形变而成，最终像结痂一样钙化，于表面凝固。
尼基·切里 (Nicki Cherry) 于1992年出生在美国印第安纳州的拉斐特，目前定居于纽约和芝加哥。切里最初学习粒子物理学，后来于2014年获得芝加哥大学文学学士学位，并于2019年从耶鲁大学艺术学院获得艺术硕士学位。切里的作品曾在多个知名场所展出，包括纽约的NARS基金会、布朗克斯博物馆、GHOSTMACHINE、边境画廊、Flux工厂和Shin画廊；费城的AUTOMAT和Icebox项目空间；以及芝加哥的Reva and David Logan艺术中心与Slow Dance。作品也曾被《布鲁克林铁道》、《华盛顿邮报》、《Hyperallergic》和《ArteFuse》等媒体报道。切里曾获得Café Royal文化基金会、皇后区艺术委员会和纽约市文化事务局的资助，并在缅因州的Surf Point基金会、费城的泰勒艺术学院、布朗克斯艺术博物馆及布鲁克林的NARS基金会完成驻地创作。
Nicki Cherry was born in 1992 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA and is currently based in New York and Chicago. After initially studying to become a particle physicist, Cherry received their BA from the University of Chicago in 2014 and their MFA from Yale School of Art in 2019. Cherry’s work has been presented at venues including NARS Foundation, The Bronx Museum, GHOSTMACHINE, the Border Gallery, Flux Factory, and Shin Gallery in New York; AUTOMAT and Icebox Project Space in Philadelphia; and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Slow Dance in Chicago. Their work has been written about in the Brooklyn Rail, the Washington Post, Hyperallergic, and ArteFuse. They have received grants from Café Royal Cultural Foundation, the Queens Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. They have completed residencies at Surf Point Foundation in Maine, Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, the Bronx Museum of Arts, and NARS Foundation in Brooklyn.
尼基·切里的《悬而未决》是只有双手与肩胛骨的雕塑，其中一只手拉着扶手，另一折叠，组成如塔罗牌上“倒吊人”牌腿部十字三角动作：代表炼金术的符号。雕塑的手掌张开，拉杆嵌于手感之间却又未被紧握住，仿佛处于一个正渴望放手却又无法企及的过渡空间。雕塑身体中嵌入的铸铁珍珠仿佛由身体中渗出的过剩情绪形变而成，最终像结痂一样钙化，于表面凝固。
尼基·切里 (Nicki Cherry) 于1992年出生在美国印第安纳州的拉斐特，目前定居于纽约和芝加哥。切里最初学习粒子物理学，后来于2014年获得芝加哥大学文学学士学位，并于2019年从耶鲁大学艺术学院获得艺术硕士学位。切里的作品曾在多个知名场所展出，包括纽约的NARS基金会、布朗克斯博物馆、GHOSTMACHINE、边境画廊、Flux工厂和Shin画廊；费城的AUTOMAT和Icebox项目空间；以及芝加哥的Reva and David Logan艺术中心与Slow Dance。作品也曾被《布鲁克林铁道》、《华盛顿邮报》、《Hyperallergic》和《ArteFuse》等媒体报道。切里曾获得Café Royal文化基金会、皇后区艺术委员会和纽约市文化事务局的资助，并在缅因州的Surf Point基金会、费城的泰勒艺术学院、布朗克斯艺术博物馆及布鲁克林的NARS基金会完成驻地创作。