Counterpublic 2023 presents Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

April 14 - July 15

Monaco is delighted to turn the gallery space over to the 2023 Counterpublic Triennial, who will present Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, curated by Risa Puleo in the Main Space.

The exhibition will be on view April 14, 2023 - July 15, 2023.

For all inquiries and appointments please contact: Counterpublic at hello@counterpublic.org / IG: @counterpublic

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

Curator: Risa Puleo

EXHIBITION STATEMENT

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith at Monaco

Counterpublic 2023 has commissioned two large-scale new works by Quick-to-See Smith curated by Risa Puleo to be on view at Monaco, an artist owned cooperative gallery located at 2701 Cherokee Street.

The works will be on view in the South St. Louis neighborhood being engaged by Counterpublic 2023 co-curator Puleo, which is colloquially referred to as the "State Streets" because North-South streets are named for U.S. States. In this same area, streets that run East-West are named for Native nations and prominent Native leaders, though this fact is not as often recognized, nor is the narrative of their naming or their intersections commonly known or understood within the city.

ARTIST BIO

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith has been creating complex abstract paintings and prints since the 1970s grounded in themes of personal and political identity. Smith has received the Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award, the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters Grant, the Women’s Caucus for the Arts Lifetime Achievement, and more. She’s been an Art Table Artist Honoree, was elected to the National Academy of Art in New York, received the Living Artist of Distinction Award at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, and has received four honorary doctorates. Smith’s work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Ecuador, the Museum of Mankind in Austria, The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art.

ABOUT COUNTERPUBLIC

Counterpublic is a civic exhibition that weaves contemporary art into the life of St. Louis for three months every three years in order to reimagine civic infrastructures toward generational change. Counterpublic’s second edition will run from April 15 to July 15, 2023.

Counterpublic 2023 brings together thirty new artist commissions focused on public memory and reparative futures—how our history is told, held, and healed, and how our future is envisioned collectively toward new liberated lifeways. The three-month exhibition includes active education, research, residencies, performances, publications, public projects, and commissions. www.counterpublic.org

ABOUT MONACO

Established in 2017, Monaco is an artist-owned cooperative that operates as an alternative to the traditional gallery model. Referencing one of the wealthiest states in the world—notorious as a “freeport” for art and other luxury items—the name suggests a sovereign micro-state, emphasizing the autonomy of the project, and hints at ideas of commerciality in the contemporary art world. Monaco provides opportunities for critical inquiry and commercial potential, and supports its members by forging new connections and fostering community. Members include both emerging and mid-career artists, and collaborative entities as well as individuals. Its exhibits range from solo shows to curated group exhibitions. Monaco is an independent project directed by its members and was initiated by The Luminary as a part of its mission to support new artist-centric spaces.

For all inquiries and appointments please contact: Counterpublic at hello@counterpublic.org / IG: @counterpublic