Noon Has No Shadows - Hannah Hoffman

Rosemary Mayer
Noon Has No Shadows
11.12.23 – 12.23.23

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Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, Portae, 1974. Wood, aluminum, polyester, and oil paint. 105 x 204 x 69 inches (266.7 x 518.2 x 175.3 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, Untitled (8.27.71), 1971. Colored pencil and colored marker on paper, framed. 14 x 11 inches (35.3 x 27.9 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Untitled (8.25.71), 1971. Colored pencil and colored marker on paper, framed. 14 x 11 inches (35.3 x 27.9 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Untitled (8.26.71), 1971. Colored pencil and colored marker on paper, framed. 14 x 11 inches (35.3 x 27.9 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 9, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 20 x 23 inches (50.8 x 58.4 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 3, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 13 x 45 inches (33 x 114.3 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 4, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 18 x 56 inches (45.7 x 142.2 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 7, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 17 x 27 inches (43.2 x 68.6 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 2, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 16 x 43 inches (40.6 x 109.2 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, Flotsam 1, 1993. Cheesecloth, rabbit skin glue. 26 x 62 inches (66 x 157.5 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, 1924 Ghost, 1980-81 / 2023. Paper, ribbons, string, cords, wooden rods, and metallic paint. 78 x 146 x 96 inches (198.12 x 370.84 x 243.84 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, NO MORE MONEY, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 16 1/2 x 14 inches (41.91 x 35.56 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, HARMLESS DAYS, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, AS SAFE AS HOUSES, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 15 x 20 inches (38.1 x 50.8 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, ICY DARK BROKE, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 34 x 26 inches (86.36 x 66.04 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, NOON HAS NO SHADOWS, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 34 x 26 inches (86.36 x 66.04 cm)

Rosemary Mayer, NOW WITH A WHOLE SKIN, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 22 1/4 x 30 inches (56.52 x 76.2 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, Banner for 41st Street Ghost – Alternate version, 1980. Oil pastel on fabric hung on a painted wooden rod. 64 x 26.5 inches (162.56 x 67.31 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Rosemary Mayer, PAIN, 1983. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed. 10 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches (26.04 x 35.88 cm)

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Counterclockwise from top left:

“Everything that’s influenced my work / me,” ca. 1978

Notes on Hegel and the history of the history of balloons, ca. 1977

List of tropical plants, ca. 1975

Artist’s statement, 1972

Installation view: Rosemary Mayer, Noon Has No Shadows, 11.12.23 – 12.23.23. In collaboration with Marc Selwyn Fine Art.

Exhibition information

Hannah Hoffman, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, and the Estate of Rosemary Mayer are pleased to announce a presentation introducing the work of Rosemary Mayer (1943-2014) to Los Angeles for the very first time. Mayer’s work spans an array of media exploring themes of history, temporality, and biography, paired with a formal fixation on challenging the assumed properties of fragility. This exhibition, spanning across two gallery locations and including site-specific work, provides a unique insight into Mayer’s process by introducing works that haven’t been exhibited since the time in which they were made and platforming the interplay of documentation, drawing, and sculpture to encapsulate Mayer’s fundamental interests.

These two presentations will coincide with a new evanescent sculpture constructed by the Estate of Rosemary Mayer based on Mayer’s works with balloons, from 1977-1979, part of a larger series that she called Temporary Monuments. Five artists have been invited to dedicate a weather balloon in tribute to an individual of their choosing. This day-long outdoor event honors Mayer’s practice of creating commemorative sculptures out of transitory materials and celebrates her attention to the passing of time and highlighting connections between people, time, place, and nature. It will take place on the grounds of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on November 11th, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm.

Past exhibitions