February 12 - April 25, 2026, Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 5:30pm
ON VIEW FEBRUARY 12 - APRIL 25, 2026
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6-8PM
Modernism is pleased to present its second exhibition of collages by Eva Lake. In "Relics of Beauty," striking images are constructed from an array of art history and archaeology photography paired with pop-culture imagery of 20th-century women. The result is a body of work that rewrites the historical record with softness and femininity, and challenges the pervasive societal notions surrounding beauty.
Eva Lake's collages are the natural culmination of her life and studies. She was a student of art history and archaeology at the University of Oregon and painting at the Art Students League of New York. Lake also spent decades working as a makeup artist and in the fashion industry. "In most of this work, I am uniting two lifelong pursuits: art history/archaeology and beauty/fashion," she says. "I want to mix up the narrative of who is grand and who is pedestrian, of what is worthy of endless theories, and of what is dismissed as pretty for the idle moment."
In the spirit of Hannah Hoch [1889-1978] who appropriated and recombined images from mass media to critique popular culture, Eva Lake's collages are saturated with cultural criticism.
"When you look at ancient art, it's written about by men," she says. "It was discovered and plundered by men. It was put into great museums like Berlin, Paris, London, and New York, by men. They are the ones that are documenting it, photographing it, and measuring it. And so I'm just trying to get in there. I'm trying to have the woman get a word in, edgewise," explains Lake. "As always, I am trying to kind of feminize and do two things... I'm taking them down, and I'm bringing her up."
GALLERY HOURS: MON-THURS 5-9:30PM, FRI 5-10PM, SAT 10:30AM-2PM & 5-10PM, SUN 10:30AM-2PM & 5-9PM
CALL (415) 648-7600 TO CONFIRM GALLERY ACCESS
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ON VIEW FEBRUARY 12 - APRIL 25, 2026
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6-8PM
Modernism is pleased to present its second exhibition of collages by Eva Lake. In "Relics of Beauty," striking images are constructed from an array of art history and archaeology photography paired with pop-culture imagery of 20th-century women. The result is a body of work that rewrites the historical record with softness and femininity, and challenges the pervasive societal notions surrounding beauty.
Eva Lake's collages are the natural culmination of her life and studies. She was a student of art history and archaeology at the University of Oregon and painting at the Art Students League of New York. Lake also spent decades working as a makeup artist and in the fashion industry. "In most of this work, I am uniting two lifelong pursuits: art history/archaeology and beauty/fashion," she says. "I want to mix up the narrative of who is grand and who is pedestrian, of what is worthy of endless theories, and of what is dismissed as pretty for the idle moment."
In the spirit of Hannah Hoch [1889-1978] who appropriated and recombined images from mass media to critique popular culture, Eva Lake's collages are saturated with cultural criticism.
"When you look at ancient art, it's written about by men," she says. "It was discovered and plundered by men. It was put into great museums like Berlin, Paris, London, and New York, by men. They are the ones that are documenting it, photographing it, and measuring it. And so I'm just trying to get in there. I'm trying to have the woman get a word in, edgewise," explains Lake. "As always, I am trying to kind of feminize and do two things... I'm taking them down, and I'm bringing her up."
GALLERY HOURS: MON-THURS 5-9:30PM, FRI 5-10PM, SAT 10:30AM-2PM & 5-10PM, SUN 10:30AM-2PM & 5-9PM
CALL (415) 648-7600 TO CONFIRM GALLERY ACCESS
Free
Presented by MODERNISM INC..
February 12 - April 25, 2026, Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 5:30pm
ON VIEW FEBRUARY 12 - APRIL 25, 2026
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6-8PM
Modernism is pleased to present its second exhibition of collages by Eva Lake. In "Relics of Beauty," striking images are constructed from an array of art history and archaeology photography paired with pop-culture imagery of 20th-century women. The result is a body of work that rewrites the historical record with softness and femininity, and challenges the pervasive societal notions surrounding beauty.
Eva Lake's collages are the natural culmination of her life and studies. She was a student of art history and archaeology at the University of Oregon and painting at the Art Students League of New York. Lake also spent decades working as a makeup artist and in the fashion industry. "In most of this work, I am uniting two lifelong pursuits: art history/archaeology and beauty/fashion," she says. "I want to mix up the narrative of who is grand and who is pedestrian, of what is worthy of endless theories, and of what is dismissed as pretty for the idle moment."
In the spirit of Hannah Hoch [1889-1978] who appropriated and recombined images from mass media to critique popular culture, Eva Lake's collages are saturated with cultural criticism.
"When you look at ancient art, it's written about by men," she says. "It was discovered and plundered by men. It was put into great museums like Berlin, Paris, London, and New York, by men. They are the ones that are documenting it, photographing it, and measuring it. And so I'm just trying to get in there. I'm trying to have the woman get a word in, edgewise," explains Lake. "As always, I am trying to kind of feminize and do two things... I'm taking them down, and I'm bringing her up."
GALLERY HOURS: MON-THURS 5-9:30PM, FRI 5-10PM, SAT 10:30AM-2PM & 5-10PM, SUN 10:30AM-2PM & 5-9PM
CALL (415) 648-7600 TO CONFIRM GALLERY ACCESS
Free
Presented by MODERNISM INC..
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ON VIEW FEBRUARY 12 - APRIL 25, 2026
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6-8PM
Modernism is pleased to present its second exhibition of collages by Eva Lake. In "Relics of Beauty," striking images are constructed from an array of art history and archaeology photography paired with pop-culture imagery of 20th-century women. The result is a body of work that rewrites the historical record with softness and femininity, and challenges the pervasive societal notions surrounding beauty.
Eva Lake's collages are the natural culmination of her life and studies. She was a student of art history and archaeology at the University of Oregon and painting at the Art Students League of New York. Lake also spent decades working as a makeup artist and in the fashion industry. "In most of this work, I am uniting two lifelong pursuits: art history/archaeology and beauty/fashion," she says. "I want to mix up the narrative of who is grand and who is pedestrian, of what is worthy of endless theories, and of what is dismissed as pretty for the idle moment."
In the spirit of Hannah Hoch [1889-1978] who appropriated and recombined images from mass media to critique popular culture, Eva Lake's collages are saturated with cultural criticism.
"When you look at ancient art, it's written about by men," she says. "It was discovered and plundered by men. It was put into great museums like Berlin, Paris, London, and New York, by men. They are the ones that are documenting it, photographing it, and measuring it. And so I'm just trying to get in there. I'm trying to have the woman get a word in, edgewise," explains Lake. "As always, I am trying to kind of feminize and do two things... I'm taking them down, and I'm bringing her up."
GALLERY HOURS: MON-THURS 5-9:30PM, FRI 5-10PM, SAT 10:30AM-2PM & 5-10PM, SUN 10:30AM-2PM & 5-9PM
CALL (415) 648-7600 TO CONFIRM GALLERY ACCESS
Free
Presented by MODERNISM INC..
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