“Les grands boxeurs ont la rage méthodique. Ou plutôt il ne s’agit pas de rage. La foudre superbe.”
(Great boxers have a methodical rage. Or rather it’s not about rage. The sublime thunderbolt.)
-Michel Deguy
Brigitte Mulholland is proud to present Sarah Dwyer’s new solo exhibition, Slugger. Throughout art history, the boxer has been an important image, subject, and source of inspiration for painters: from George Bellows, to Egon Schiele, to the noted Cubists who were often found at boxing matches and practiced the sport themselves. Dwyer likewise applies the principles of boxing into her method of painting: exploring the notions of strength, dexterity, and lyricism in both her movements around the studio and the paintings themselves.
