Michael Reese_Decoding polaris Catalog

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY

MICHAEL REESE

Watercolor paper on canvas

MICHAEL REESE | MODULAR QUILT (Detail 1), 2023 | Cyanotype, Pen, Ink,

Decoding Polaris

STATEMENT

Sandler Hudson Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition Decoding Polaris, by Atlanta-based artist, Michael Reese. Reese will exhibit mixed-media cyanotype works on paper. In Decoding Polaris, Reese explains, “I am deconstructing terrestrial limitations with celestial revelations. During the mid to late 19th century enslaved people found their way north by observing stars and other sky patterns. I’ve used the constellation Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) as a design element to create reimagined cosmic mappings. The North Star also known as Polaris is located within Ursa Minor, it is the brightest star within that constellation. Polaris from a terrestrial vantage point was key in understanding North from South directionally, this cosmic knowledge led many enslaved people to freedom during this time. Decoding Polaris pays homage to and is a celebration of human ingenuity. In addition I am also acknowledging that the basic nature of the human spirit is its need to be free”.

APRIL 29 - JUNE 10, 2023

MICHAEL REESE is an Atlanta based artist, photographer and educator. His work explores themes of identity and history; using past and current photographic processes as a base. Reese was recently selected by The Montresso Art Foundation for an art residency at Jardin Rouge in Marrakech, Morocco. Reese continues to exhibit regularly through the traditional gallery system and the broader reaching visibility of public art. Notable exhibits include “Call and Response”, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta GA, SCORE: Artist In Overtime, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Atlanta GA and E-Merge, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA.in New York; Electronic Media Painting, 2008, at Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai, China; solo exhibition Samsara, 2011, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; Map of Infinitude, 2015, Solo Exhibition at Savannah College of Art & Design Art Museum, Savannah, Georgia; Group exhibition Abstract China, 2016, Shanghai Ming Yuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Of Origins and Belonging, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia.

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 84 x 60 INCHES | $24,000.00

MICHAEL REESE| MODULAR QUILT, 2023

CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

MICHAEL REESE| GEORGIA CELESTIAL ROUTE M0089, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

MICHAEL REESE| GEORGIA CELESTIAL ROUTE G004, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| MISSISSIPPI CELESTIAL ROUTE U0056, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

MICHAEL REESE| LOUISIANA CELESTIAL ROUTE J0097, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

MICHAEL REESE| FLORIDA CELESTIAL ROUTE E0023, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| VIRGINIA CELESTIAL ROUTE B016, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| TEXAS CELESTIAL ROUTE A0012, 2023

| LASER ETCHED CYANOTYPE

ERS, WATERCOLOR PAPER,

AND INK| 10 x 87 INCHES | $12,000.00

BOOK COV-

GESSO, PEN

MICHAEL REESE| SEALED BOOK SERIES, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| TENNESSSEE CELESTIAL ROUTE S0063,

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PA -

ON CANVAS | 32 x 24

MICHAEL REESE| SOUTH CAROLINA CELESTIAL ROUTE G021,

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| ARKANSAS CELESTIAL ROUTE R042, 2023

| CYANOTYPE, PEN, INK, WATERCOLOR PAPER ON CANVAS | 32 x 24 INCHES | $4,500.00

MICHAEL REESE| NORTH CAROLINA CELESTIAL ROUTE S0063,