The artist fashions a stage set for found vintage headshots. Gels, platforms, and pedestals realize the site of an amateur actress's dreams; a mental screen test ensues. The discreet encounters between fragmentary images and unassuming props play out, rendering the effects of desire palpable.
Marlo Pascual fashions a stage set for found vintage headshots. Gels, platforms, and pedestals realize the site of an amateur actress’s dreams; a mental screen test ensues. The discreet encounters between fragmentary images and unassuming props play out, rendering the effects of desire palpable.
Marlo Pascual lives and works in New York. She completed her MFA at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia (2007). Her most recent projects include a solo show at White Columns (2008) and the group exhibition Crop Rotation at Marianne Boesky (2008).
Image: Untitled, 2007
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Opening Reception Tuesday, Jan 13 2009, 6–8 PM
Swiss Institute
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