Through meticulously designed artist smocks, Fiona Kain paints portals into moments throughout art that take on new meanings with the passage of time. As a storyteller, Kain reinterprets the mystery and tragedy of the late artist Ana Mendieta and the role her partner, Minimalist artist Carl Andre, had in her death. Using imagery from Mendieta’s “Blood and Feathers”, Andre’s “Magnesium Square 144”, and chopsticks symbolizing their final night together, she asks us to reconsider the way these stories influence the way we think about their art decades later. Featuring the words of artist Marina Abramovic’s memoir, “An Artist’s Conduct in His Life and exploring her 1974 work, “Rhythm 0”, Kain deconstructs and reassociates those objects, creating harmony from the interplay between beauty and brutality.
Opening night – Friday 11th October 6pm-8pm
Performance by emerging dance artists Texas Nixon-Kain & Niki Verrall.
