David Shrigley: Life Model II
When:
Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 Wed-Sun, 11am-5p -
Sunday, Dec 11, 2016 5:00p
Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 Wed-Sun, 11am-5p -
Sunday, Dec 11, 2016 5:00p
Where:
Rose Art Museum
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, University
Event website:
www.brandeis.edu/rose
Life Model II (2016), the latest iteration of British artist David Shrigley's ongoing Life Model project, upends our preconceptions about the traditional 'life drawing' class in which art students hone their skills, tackling the enduring art historical subject of the artist and model. Deftly subverting this mainstay of art school curricula, Shrigley replaces the live model with a sculptural one and transforms the gallery into a classroom. Viewers are invited to sit, observe, and draw from the model using the easels and materials provided, and the finished drawings are pinned to the gallery walls to become part of the exhibition, challenging conventional expectations of authorship. Through this participatory project, Shrigley questions the cult of artistic genius, plays with power and gender dynamics, and reveals the inevitable breakdown in representation between imitation and imagination.
