Exhibits

Ernest Trova

June 5 – July 17, 2010

White Flag Projects is pleased to announce the first postumous survey of artwork by Ernest Trova, a St. Louis native who died last year at the age of 82. Focusing on the artist's serial use of abbreviated human forms, the exhibition will include sculpture, painting, and prints spanning Trova's 60 year career, including major works from his notable Falling Man series, as well as many artworks that have gone unseen for more than 40 years. A free opening reception will be held Saturday evening, June 5, 2010 from 7 to 10 PM. The exhibition remains on view through July 17, 2010.

Ernest Trova (1927-2009) is accompanied by an essay detailing the artist's career, as well as www.etrova.org, an all-new website featuring hundreds of artworks, studio photographs and clippings from the Trova archives collected especially for the exhibition.

  • TrovaMultipleHinge
    • Study/Falling Man (Multiple Hinge Figure), 1994
      Stainless steel
      29 x 10 x 10 inches
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  • TrovaDiptych
    • Study/Falling Man Diptych, 1964
      Acrylic and pencil on linen
      68 x 68 inches
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  • TrovaCarman
    • Study/Falling Man (Carman), 1966
      Polished bronze and enamel
      21 x 78.5 x 31 inches
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  • TrovaAssemblage11
    • Assemblage #11, 1961
      Mixed media on plywood
      87.5 x 48.75 inches
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  • TrovaLecture057
    • Prisoner, 1958
      Casein and latex on board
      36 x 28 inches
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  • TrovaRembrandt
    • Rembrandt, 2006
      Digital pigment print
      44 x 36 inches
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  • carmanshafts
    • (Foreground) Study/Falling Man (Carman), 1966
      Polished bronze and enamel
      21 x 78.5 x 31 inches
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  • fmandassemb
    • (Foreground) Study/Falling Man (Multiple Hinge Figure), 1994
      Stainless steel
      29 x 10 x 10 inches
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  • 3paintandcar
    • (Background, left to right) Man, 1958
      Prisoner
      Shaft/Falling, 1959
      Casein and latex on board
      36 x 28 inches
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  • diptychdoors
    • Study/Falling Man Diptych, 1964
      Acrylic and pencil on linen
      68 x 68 inches
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  • trovadogcarbox
    • (Background, left) Berick, 1954
      Casein and latex on board
      36 x 28 inches
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  • cantobackandmeat
    • (Left) Rembrandt, 2006
      Digital pigment print
      44 x 36 inches
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  • profilecanto
    • Profile Canto, 1975
      Stainless steel, 63 x 73 x 21 inches
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  • trovabluebox
    • Study/Falling Man (Landscape), 1964-65
      Nickel plated metals and Plexiglas
      9.5 x 15 x 11.5 inches
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  • etctwofigures
    • Etcetera/Insinuation (Two Figures), c. 1980
      Sheet metal, patina, and latex paint
      10.75 x 12 x 5 inches
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  • assemblageandetc
    • (Background) Assemblage #11, 1961
      Mixed media on plywood
      87.5 x 48.75 inches
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  • fromdoortrova
    • Installation view
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