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04.21.08 THE MISSING LINK
Artist Marlene McCarty renders tales of sex and depravity in ballpoint pen and graphite

In artist Marlene McCarty's new series of surreal ballpoint pen drawings, a minimal ink-and-graphite aesthetic belies transgressive tales of sex, murder, and depravity. For "CANDY. CRY. STINKER. HUG." at Sikkema Jenkins & Co., the American artist presents sketches of fantastic primates and free-loving men and women in a kind of freeform, multi-layered technique, in which arms and orifices are never where you'd expect them to be. Her hermaphroditic, trans-species figures kiss, fuck, give birth, speak in sign language, and engage in warm embrace, but the backstory is not so innocent. McCarty bases much of her work on true-life stories of incest and perversion—from bestiality to pedophilia in Mormon communities—creating a clash between the heavy themes and a naïve, vaguely '70s sketchbook style.

Group 5 (Lamar, Colorado. October 16, 2003. 2:43–3:17 pm), 2007-08
Artwork Marlene McCarty

"CANDY. CRY. STINKER. HUG. (some drawings concerning absorption, reflection, inversion, and progression)" runs through May 3, 2008, at Sikkema Jenkins & Co., NYC. For information: www.sikkemajenkinsco.com

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