Sandra Chevrier - Birds On Cages
Harman Projects is pleased to announce Birds On Cages, a solo show by artist Sandra Chevrier.
Artist Vernissage
Book signing & print release:
Saturday, May 11th
6pm to 8pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday / 10am - 6pm
Exhibition on view from May 4th to May 25th
Harman Projects
54 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
Advance Collector's Preview:
An advance collector's preview will be available online before the exhibition opens, if you would like to receive a price list please contact us here:
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Sandra ChevrierLa Cage, je n'ai pas vendu mon âme au diable, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 48 x 70in50 1/2 x 72 1/2 in
128.3 x 184.2 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage, tombent les pétales, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 36 x 60 in38 1/2 x 62 1/2 in
97.8 x 158.8 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage à la lisière des silences, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 36 x 48 in38 1/2 x 50 1/2 in
97.8 x 128.3 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage et l'équilibre du réel, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 36 x 48 in38 1/2 x 50 1/2 in
97.8 x 128.3 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage et l'iréel du rêve, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 36 x 48 in38 1/2 x 50 1/2 in
97.8 x 128.3 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage et le fleuve de la possession, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 33 x 44 in35 1/2 x 46 1/2 in
90.2 x 118.1 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage une envie de crime, 2024acrylic on canvas
unframed 48 x 30 in50 1/2 x 32 1/2 in
128.3 x 82.5 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa cage et le fruit de la démence, 2024acrylic on canvas
unframed 24 x 60 in26 1/2 x 62 1/2 in
67.3 x 158.8 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage sous les huées des anges, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 24 x 60 in26 1/2 x 62 1/2 in
67.3 x 158.8 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage tout est devenu ombre, 2023acrylic on canvas
unframed 30 x 40 in32 1/2 x 42 1/2 in
82.5 x 108 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage, m’envahit, m’enflamme, 2024acrylic on canvas
unframed 24 x 48 in26 1/2 x 50 1/2 in
67.3 x 128.3 cm -
Sandra ChevrierLa Cage mon âme se disperse, 2024acrylic on canvas
unframed 30 x 24 in32 1/2 x 26 1/2 in
82.5 x 67.3 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 1, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 2, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 3, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 4, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 5, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 6, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm -
Sandra ChevrierSketch 7, 2024mixed media on Bristol velum paper
unframed 17 x 14 in22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in
56.5 x 48.9 cm
Is true freedom attainable? It’s a lofty question, but one artist Sandra Chevrier hasn’t shied away from in her years of artmaking. Her solo exhibition Birds on Cages at Harman Projects NYC is the newest presentation of paintings and mixed-media works in her Cages series, a growing body of work that highlights how grand societal expectations of women actually limit their actions and desires. Merging hyperreal portraits of women with the pop-aesthetic of comic book superheroes, Chevrier’s paintings offer a fresh perspective on liberation and the powers women have to destroy their cages; to sing for freedom.
Where previous iterations of this series showed women consumed by their cages, the works in Birds on Cages reveal the women’s identities moments before liberation, celebrating the triumph of overcoming societal and self-imposed limitations. A mother herself, Chevrier has experienced first-hand how society thrusts unreal expectations on women that are not imposed on men: to be strong and durable like superheroes, but to also be feminine, sensitive, and caring. Chevrier’s works do not demonize one way of being and heroize another, instead recognizing that moving through this world of light and dark, hope and despair, love and loss, is nuanced and multifaceted. By building cages from images of superheroes and villains engaged in conflict Chevrier underscores how these dualities are balanced in life—the pull between freedom and captivity is a life-long struggle in our bodies and minds.
Framed by powerful, poetic titles like “I did not sell my soul to the devil,” the portraits of these women are electric, their hair lifted by the flames that dissolve the cages, “leaving behind remnants that symbolize the turbulent journey of breaking free from confinement,” writes the artist. “While traces of the masks remain visible, there is a sense of renewal and freedom rather than suffocation. The artworks exude a palpable sense of satisfaction, exhilaration, and power, akin to a bird soaring above its former cage, unshackled from its restraints.”
Birds on Cages opens to the public on May 4th, 2024. A vernissage and book signing with the artist will be held on May 11th from 6-8 pm at 54 Ludlow Street, New York, NY. A new limited edition print will be available at the Vernissage, as well as copies of Chevrier’s monograph Cages. For additional information, images, or feature and interview opportunities, email info@harmanprojects.com
