one pic wednesday. Leta Dobrovolskaya

Leta-Dobrovolskaya-dirtylinen

Paradise: Love, 2015
courtesy the artist

Although this exhibition is now closed since a few days, I really wanted to present at least one image from this group show entitled Dirty Linen that took place at the artist-run space Red in Moscow last month.

As its title implies, Dirty Linen featured works including sculptures, paintings and scents that were all made of dirty bed sheets taken from a nearby hostel. One of the strong pieces in the show has been made by LETA DOBROVOLSKAYA and consisted of a couple of large swans recalling those made from towels in romantic hotels. The title of the work has been taken from ULRICH SEIDL‘s movie Paradise: Love which is about a middle-aged woman traveling to Africa as a a sex tourist. Thanks to the monstruous size of the swans, the dirty textile and the title inspiration, the romantic spirit is long gone.

Dirty Linen with IRINA PETRAKOVA, VITALY BARABANOV, ILMIRA BOLOTYAN, IVAN NOVIKOV and LETA DOBROVOLSKAYA was on view at Red in Moscow from September 26 till October 10, 2015.

 

 



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