P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is pleased to present John Lurie's first solo museum exhibition. While many know Lurie's work in film, television, and music, he has also been a visual artist since the 1970s. This exhibition will focus on approximately 80 recent watercolors and works on paper. John Lurie: Works on Paper is on view from May 1 through August 14, 2006 in P.S.1's Kunsthalle gallery.

By combining text and images in surprising and quixotic ways, Lurie creates a personal mythology that blurs distinctions between real experiences and the imaginary. Through strange and ironic lines like "New York is for idiots" and "If you marry me we can live here," the watercolors are both brash and sensitive, honest and cavalier, implying a sense of fantastic narrative and extended moments.

A menagerie of animals figure into Lurie's work. Rabbits, buffalo, horses, pigs, birds, and dogs are painted singularly as striking icons or as characters that talk back to their masters with smart-mouth attitude. His animals are not the personified creatures of children's books, but rather rough and tumble beasts imbued with mythic stature.




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