Nicole Eisenman

Drinks at Julius

Maker

Nicole Eisenman (American, b. France, b. 1965), (RISD BFA 1987, Painting)

Title

Drinks at Julius

Year

2012

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 16.4 x 20.3 cm (6 7/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite recto: "10/25", "Nicole Eisenman '12"

Identification

Edition

10/25

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2014.36.1

Type

Exhibition History

Any distance between us
Jul 17, 2021 – Mar 13, 2022

Label copy

“Work comes out of life.... Being a queer woman is the air that I breathe, and it’s inescapable, and it’s going to be part of the work.”

-Nicole Eisenman, 2016

This etching presents a scene of friends and lovers at Julius, the oldest gay bar in New York City, evoking details particular to the place, such as the sticky, square-shaped tables and bright incandescent lights. Eisenman’s depictions of social gatherings from her everyday life suggesthow intimacy is experienced in public, as well

as private, spaces.

By presenting life and sexuality through a queer perspective, Eisenman’s paintings and works on paper have profoundly influenced a number of other artists, including numerous figures in this exhibition.

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Tombstone

Nicole Eisenman (American, b. France, b. 1965)
Drinks at Julius, 2012
Etching and aquatint with chine collé
Image: 16.4 x 20.3 cm (6 7/16 x 8 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 2014.36.1

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