Exhibitions

Mark Newport:

Superheroics

2006

Color inkjet print in graphic of a naked man knitting while other men walk around him wearing normal street clothes.

Mark Newport
Knitting a Force Field
2005
inkjet on paper
19 x 13 inchess
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York

Hand-knit costume for adult male, including hat and gloves, hangs on a wall. The main part of the costume is predominantly blue; the hat and gloves are white.

Mark Newport
Rawhide Kid
2004
hand-knit acrylic yarn
80 x 30 x 6 inches
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York

The left and right images show photographs of a man’s face wearing a knitted costume with openings for eyes and mouth. The central image is a cartoon-style portrait of a man’s face with pursed lips.

Mark Newport
Proper Response
2005
inkjet on paper
13 x 9 inches
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York

Installation of three hand-knit costumes for adult male. The costumes hang on a wall, one after the other.

Mark Newport
Sweaterman: Cable
2005
hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons
80 x 30 x 6 inches
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York

Every-Any-No-Man
2005
hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons
120 x 26 x 6 inches
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York

Sweaterman
2005
hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons
80 x 30 x 6 inches
courtesy of the artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York