911吃瓜

911吃瓜 Galleries

  • Matilda Aslizadeh, Golden 4, 2010, Lightjet print. Courtesy Pari Nadimi Gallery.

  • Matilda Aslizadeh, Golden 6, 2010, Lightjet print. Courtesy of Pari Nadimi Gallery.

  • Matilda Aslizadeh: Phantom Smile, installation view, 2011, 911吃瓜 Gallery. Photo: Blaine Campbell.

Matilda Aslizadeh: Phantom Smile

January 8 鈥� February 26, 2011
911吃瓜 Gallery

Matilda Aslizadeh鈥檚 Phantom Smile presents a suite of six fictional female faces, each in an Edenic, misty fog of celebrity and allure. Just as individuals are a DNA blend, Aslizadeh鈥檚 creations exist in a liminal, blended state between nature and culture that adds a new twist to the history of the photographic portrait. The projection of beauty in these seemingly natural, but over-developed smiles is perhaps Hollywood鈥檚 greatest gift to popular culture. Aslizadeh鈥檚 phantom smiles mirror cinema鈥檚 performative artificiality, and reference projects such as Cindy Sherman鈥檚, while providing a corrective to the overly elaborate schemes some have employed to make basic points about the nature of identity.

Curated by Bill Jeffries.

Events

Opening Reception
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 3鈥�5pm

Artist Talk: Matilda Aslizadeh
Monday, January 10, 2011, 7pm
Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Room 301 (South Building, lecture hall)
Co-sponsored by ECUAD and the 911吃瓜 Gallery

Lunchtime Tours of the Exhibition
Tuesday, January 11, 12:05pm and 12:35pm
Wednesday, January 12, 12:05pm and 12:35pm
Thursday, January 13, 12:05pm and 12:35pm
Friday, January 14, 12:05pm and 12:35pm

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