Verdict (Tapestry)

June Wayne
73¾ X 117½ in.
Cotton, wool, and wool with additional fibers
Logo of weaver in lower left corner. Woven by Giselle Glaudin-Brivet (born 1943) at Atelier Giselle Glaudin-Brivet, Aubusson.
Number 1/5 (two examples extant), 1972

EXHIBITIONS
MB Abram Galleries, 2018; Pasadena Museum of Art, 2014; Art Institute of Chicago, 2010; Pomona College, 1978; Fresno Art Museum, 1988; Franco-American Institute, 1978; Rubicon Gallery, 1977; Die Internationale Kunstmesse, 1976; Van Doren Gallery, 1976; Galerie La Demeure, 1974; Van Doren Gallery; 1974; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1973.

COMMENTS
This lithograph makes reference to our “genetic verdict”. The DNA necklace in the upper quadrant complements the series of Xs in the lower section “the spine of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule.” In “Verdict” Wayne reflects as to how our genetic codes influence us “even as we are experiencing ecstasy or disaster.”

Wayne states with some irony: “We think we know a lot about ourselves, including insights into our own molecules. We even try to manipulate them.”

Verdict (State I & II)

June Wayne, Burning Helix Series
38 x 23 in. (96,5 x 58,4 cm)
Lithographs printed by Serge Lozingot on Rives with Tamarind watermark.
1970

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Zimmerli Art Museum, 2003; Franco-American Institute, 1978; Rubicon Gallery, 1977; Die Internationale Kunstmesse, 1976; Artemisia Gallery, 1975; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1973; Purdue University Fine Arts Gallery, 1972; Fine Arts Gallery San Diego, 1971; Laguna Beach Arts gallery, 1971; Florida State University, 1971; Phone Associates and Grunwald Foundation, 1970-1.

COLLECTIONS
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Brodsky Center, Grunwald Center.