Current Exhibition

Art on Demand 10.2

Chantal New
Apr 11, 2024
to
Jun 08, 2024
EXHIBITION
Chantal New, Black Out V (detail), 2019, collage on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Working at the nexus of art and social justice, Victoria-based multidisciplinary artist Chantal New takes a broadened approach to drawing that incorporates elements of collage, photography, sculptural installation, and the re-contextualization of found objects. Art on Demand 10.2 features a selection of drawings, photographic collages, and installations from New’s series, be honest. But don’t, which deals with the subjects of femininity and vulnerability.

The artist’s experimental treatment of materials and techniques often involves the appropriation or representation of intimate—yet socially conditioned—everyday objects, such as handkerchieves, pillowcases, and undergarments. In putting such objects on view, however, New attends with sensitivity to their presentation not as objects of voyeurism, but rather as critical explorations of the mindsets and mechanisms that subject women to heightened scrutiny, objectification, and commodification. Challenging male-centric understandings of femininity, this series brings to the fore inner aspects of the female experience, as well as the nervous thoughts that often characterize adolescence and womanhood.

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