Tweed Museum of Art : Juan Logan : The Third Place, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture 1996

November 14, 2006 – March 4, 2007

Since the 1960s, Juan Logan has been making provocative works that explore the psychological and social impact of racism, social change, injustice, and ignorance, using imagery derived from the specialized iconography and rituals of African-American life in the rural South. Logan’s sculptures, paintings and drawings turn on both historical and linguistic codes, as he employs various leitmotifs of history, race, and gender—a morphing “Mammy,” lawn jockeys, reliquary forms—as vehicles for an encounter with the viewer. The Third Place of the exhibition’s title refers to the psychological space of those encounters, where we come to recognize ourselves, the other, and another possible self—one of understanding, empathy and compromise.

Born in 1946 in Nashville, Tennessee, Juan Logan’s distinguished career as an artist and teacher began in 1960. Since then, his work has been included in hundreds of group and solo exhibitions, and is represented in over 60 private and public collections. Logan is a professor of art at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He resides in Belmont, North Carolina, on land settled by his family in 1848.

Elegy for Lost Souls, 2003
wood, tin, iron, pin cushion, 63 1/2” x 62” x 21”

New Shoes, 2004–05
porcelain, braided rug, cross-stitch, chairs, 28 3/8” x 26 1/2” x 66”

Created in Arts/Industry, a long-term residency program of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Juan Logan, Wedgwood Family, 2004

Wedgwood Family, 2004
porcelain, decals, 9 5/16” x 30” x 2 3/4”

Created in Arts/Industry, a long-term residency program of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.


November 14, 2006 – March 4, 2007 Since the 1960s, Juan Logan has been making provocative works that explore the psychological and social impact of racism, social change, injustice, and ignorance, using imagery derived from the specialized iconography and rituals of African-American life in the rural South. Logan’s sculptures, paintings and drawings turn on both historical and linguistic codes, as he employs various leitmotifs of history, race, and gender—a morphing “Mammy,” lawn jockeys, reliquary forms—as vehicles for an encounter with the viewer. The Third Place of the exhibition’s title refers to the psychological space of those encounters, where we come to recognize ourselves, the other, and another possible self—one of understanding, empathy and compromise. Born in 1946 in Nashville, Tennessee, Juan Logan’s distinguished career as an artist and teacher began in 1960. Since then, his work has been included in hundreds of group and solo exhibitions, and is represented in over 60 private and public collections. Logan is a professor of art at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He resides in Belmont, North Carolina, on land settled by his family in 1848. Elegy for Lost Souls, 2003 wood, tin, iron, pin cushion, 63 1/2” x 62” x 21” New Shoes, 2004–05 porcelain, braided rug, cross-stitch, chairs, 28 3/8” x 26 1/2” x 66” Created in Arts/Industry, a long-term residency program of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Wedgwood Family, 2004 porcelain, decals, 9 5/16” x 30” x 2 3/4” Created in Arts/Industry, a long-term residency program of the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.