--- title: "134 - About Face, Wilke 9/5-10/7 1989" date: 2017-08-21T16:41:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/134-about-face-wilke-9-5-10-7-1989" section: Exhibition --- [![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg)](/) ![](/src/images/search.svg) View Artists Search Artists [Exhibitions](/feature_exhibitions) [Past Exhibitions](/past_exhibitions/) [Artists](/artist_overview) [News & Press](/news_overview) [Inventory](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery/artists) [Publications](/feature_publications) [Gallery Info](/about) [Contact](/contact) [![Facebook](/src/images/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/RonaldFeldmanGallery/) [![Instagram](/src/images/ig.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/feldmangallery/) [![Twitter](/src/images/tw.svg)](https://twitter.com/feldmangallery?lang=en) [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery) [Artnet](http://www.artnet.com/galleries/ronald-feldman-fine-arts/) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) About Face [Hannah Wilke](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) Sep 4 – Oct 6, 1989 ![Wilke Daughters 1975 82](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/Wilke-Daughters-1975-82.jpg) Hannah Wilke Daughters, 1975-82 Description In November 1986, Hannah Wilke began a series of watercolor self portraits. Eight months later, and during the following two years, she extended the series in a larger format (52 x 72 inches). This group of paintings comprise her current exhibition at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts with related graphic and photographic works created before and during this period. This new series, titled *B.C*., is composed of watercolor images that are simply faces – disturbing but luminous, abstract but real. They continue the self-images that have been central to Wilke's sculpture, photography, video and film since the mid-1960's. They represent what is seen and understood by the artist of her own physical and emotional state, which included the onset of illness before she was fully aware of it. More than any of her earlier work, the paintings recognize and signify change – the recording of moment and chance, the workings of a constantly changing inner voice. Complementing them are photographs and drawings of events, people, and relationships that are the context for the self-portraits. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/artistCV/exhwil89_press.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) View Artist ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) ![Wilke April 19 1988 From The B C Series](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-April-19-1988-from-the-B.C-Series.jpg) Hannah Wilke April 19, 1988 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Wilke April 19 1988 From The B C Series]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke April 19, 1988 ![Wilke B C Series June 15 1989 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke June 15, 1989 ![Wilke April 1988 From The B C Series]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke April, 1988 ![Wilke May 16 1988 From The B C Series]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke May 16, 1988 ![Wilke Seura Chaya No 1 1978 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Seura Chaya #1, 1978-89 ![Wilke Seura Chaya 2 1978 89]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Seura Chaya #2, 1978-89 ![Wilke Seura Chaya 3 1978 89]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Seura Chaya #3 ![Wilke Seura Chaya 4 1978 89]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Seura Chaya #4, 1978-89 ![Wilke Handle With Care 1987]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Handle with Care, 1987 ![Wilke Bathers 1978 82]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Bathers, 1978-82 ![Wilke Daughters 1975 82]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke Daughters, 1975-82 ![Wilke About Face 1 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke About Face #1, 1989 ![Wilke About Face 2 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke About Face #2, 1989 ![Wilke About Face 3 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke About Face #3, 1989 ![Wilke About Face 4 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Hannah Wilke About Face #4, 1989 ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot B 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-B-1989.jpg) About Face, 1989 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot B 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot C 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot E 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot F 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot G 1989]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot B 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-B-1989.jpg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot C 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-C-1989.jpg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot E 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-E-1989.jpg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot F 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-F-1989.jpg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot G 1989](/assets/exhibition_images/Wilke-About-Faces-installation-shot-G-1989.jpg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot B 1989]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot C 1989]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot E 1989]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot F 1989]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view ![Wilke About Faces Installation Shot G 1989]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) About Face, 1989 installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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