Hannah Wilke at Selwyn Fine Art

Hannah Wilke (1940-1993) is known in the contemporary art for her latex sculptures or self-portrait photographs, often naked, that relate to her performances and her daring exploration of the female body in the 1970s. The drawings of the 1960s are less familiar, a gap filled by Hannah Wilke: Drawings and Sculpture at Marc Selwyn Fine Art through July 7.

Hannah Wilke Untitled, circa 1965 marker pen on paper towel 10 x 9 5/8 inches © Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY. Copyright Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY

Hannah Wilke Untitled, c. 1965-66 Pastel and chalk on paper 24 x 18 3/4 inches signed and dated on verso © Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY. Copyright Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY

Hannah Wilke Untitled, circa 1965 graphite, oil and acrylic paint on paper 18 x 24 inches © Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY. Copyright Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY

Hannah Wilke Untitled, circa 1975 white unglazed ceramic painted black 10 x 12 5/8 x 22 1/8 inches © Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY. Copyright Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY

this show is an opportunity to see how Wilke began her creative journey and there is joy in it.

Hannah Wilke Untitled, circa 1960 Chalk and paint on paper 30 7/8 x 23 1/2 inches © Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY. Copyright Scharlatt, HWCALA, VAGA, NY