Paulina Peavy: Astrocultural Messenger
Paulina Peavy: Astrocultural Messenger
Curated by Laura Whitcomb
September 14 – October 28, 2023
Andrew Edlin Gallery 212 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
While Paulina Peavy’s (1901-1999) life spanned the twentieth century, her art and belief system represent a crucible for our current moment. She challenged gender norms and racial divides, revitalized hermetic and matriarchal systems, embraced cult traditions, and played a vital role in a community of groundbreaking artists. She saw herself as an emissary, a messenger for advanced beings contextualized through the phenomenon of UFOs. A radical innovator, Peavy would become the first established fine artist to be publicly associated with the movement known as astroculture.
Paulina Peavy: Etherian Channeler
Published by Andrew Edlin Gallery
Publication Release October 2nd, 2023
The timing of this exhibition coincides with the gallery’s publication of the first monograph on the artist, Paulina Peavy: Etherian Channeler, written by Laura Whitcomb, edited and with a foreword by Ilene Susan Fort (distributed by D.A.P. /Distributed Art Publishers, 224 pgs., September 2023).
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