Anne-Joelle Tan: POUND
@ Agitator Gallery
3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, August 3rd, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Thursday, August 8th
In Anne-Joelle Tan’s debut solo show “Pound,” recognizable objects and imagery transcend the everyday morphing into loaded iconography. With the use of a range of materials such as oil paint, deer antlers and rust on steel to name a few, these icons are recontextualized. Original meanings are stripped away; the surrounding images and meme sensibilities impregnate the icons with new connotations. Through a deliberate selection of readymade internet screenshots and naturally occurring camera roll gems, digital and personal histories coalesce into ludicrous narratives ripe for a multitude of interpretations. Throughout her work, humor and nonsensicality are punctuated with the occasional unexpected glimpse of earnestness which borders on a voyeuristic kind of intimacy. These compositions are littered with sly references and inside jokes with oneself.
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