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Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s shows: “Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett” is on view at the American Folk Art Museum in New York through Sunday, September 18, and a solo exhibition of the artist’s work is on view at Sargent’s Daughters in New York through Friday, July 15. The two shows are the artist’s first New York exhibition and retrospective since his death in 1998 from complications of HIV/AIDS.
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Ronald Lockett, Emerging, 1994, found tin, pencil, and nails on wood. Sargent's Daughters.
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Ronald Lockett, Smoke Filled Sky (You Can Burn a Man's House but Not His Dreams), 1990, charred wood, wood, branch, Splash Zone compound, and enamel on wood. Sargent's Daughters.
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Ronald Lockett, Vanishing Species, ca.1990, collaged paper and enamel on paper. Sargent's Daughters.
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Ronald Lockett, Traps, 1994, found sheet metal, cut tin, branches, metal fence, wood stain, and paint. Sargent's Daughters.
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Ronald Lockett, Untitled (Stag), 1987, wood, fabric tape, card stock, nails, and paint. Sargent's Daughters.
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Installation view of Ronald Lockett's 2016 solo exhibition at Sargent's Daughters.
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Ronald Lockett, Sarah Lockett’s Roses, 1997, cut tin and paint on wood. American Folk Art Museum.
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Ronald Lockett, Timothy (Oklahoma Series), 1995, sheet metal, tin, wire, paint, and nails on wood. American Folk Art Museum.
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Ronald Lockett, Rebirth, 1987, wire, nails, and paint on Masonite. American Folk Art Museum.
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Ronald Lockett , Untitled, ca. 1988, paint and wire mesh on plywood. American Folk Art Museum.
ADAM REICH/COLLECTION AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM, NEW YORK, GIFT OF RON AND JUNE SHELP
Ronald Lockett, Untitled (traps), ca. 1989, cut tin, wood, branches, nails, chain-link fencing, and paint on plywood. American Folk Art Museum.
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Ronald Lockett, Poison River, 1988, wood, tin, nails, stones, industrial sealing compound, and enamel on wood. American Folk Art Museum.
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Ronald Lockett, Untitled (Horse), ca. 1987, paint on wood with cut tin and nails. American Folk Art Museum.
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Installation view of “Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett,” 2016, at the American Folk Art Museum, New York.
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Installation view of “Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett,” 2016, at the American Folk Art Museum, New York.
COURTESY AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM