Jeffrey Lew
Drawerings

January 25–February 6, 1975 112 Greene Street/Workshop
Jeffrey Lew with friends at his "Drawerings" installation

Jeffrey Lew with friends at his Drawerings installation, 1975

Jeffrey Lew with his installation "Drawerings"

Jeffrey Lew (pictured), Drawerings, installation view, 1975

Jeffrey Lew, Drawerings, installation view, 1975. Photo: Richard Landry.

Exhibition Description

Jeffrey Lew showed a 4’x18’x20″ plywood chest containing specimen drawers, each containing a slab of glass, scratched and colored with aniline dye. Since the viewer had to pull the drawers open to view the glass the work could be construed as a set or prop for a performance. Referring to the scribblings, the artist said, “If they looked anything like drawings, I threw them out.” [quoted from Alan Moore, ArtForum, April 1975, p.79]

Excerpted from Brentano, R., & Savitt, M. (1981). 112 Workshop, 112 Greene Street: History, artists & artworks. New York: New York University Press.

Related Material

Invitation recto for Jeffrey Lew, Drawerings, 1975

Invitation verso for Jeffrey Lew, Drawerings, 1975

Jeffrey Lew with friends at his "Drawerings" installation
Jeffrey Lew with his installation "Drawerings"

Jeffrey Lew with friends at his Drawerings installation, 1975

Jeffrey Lew (pictured), Drawerings, installation view, 1975

Jeffrey Lew, Drawerings, installation view, 1975. Photo: Richard Landry.