call me annlee
michael szpakowski, may 2012, inkjet print with soft pastel, 21X28 cm, edition of 10
michael szpakowski, may 2012, oil on board, 51X61 cm
ariel
michael szpakowski, may 2012, animated GIF with two unsynchronised soundtracks, dimensions variable
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No Ghost: ANNLEE’s resurrection, 2007
i made this collage in 2007 as i was thinking about the issue of codependency between a nation and its leaders, lovers or as in this case—the maker and her artwork. in the back of my mind i had religion and belief, and also an image as a belief system once it’s announced as art. Pierre Bourdieu’s writing about symbolic capital (who announces a work as art?) circled me back to the artwork—death as way to preserve value. this project is, well…a form of resurrection. it was only a matter of time.