Phoenix
Liz Magor questions the physical and emotional relationships we maintain with the objects that surround us in our lives. Phoenix is part of a series made from blankets purchased in second-hand stores. The artist leaves her mark on these textiles, damaged by time and use, by mending tears, fixing snares, and highlighting stains and burns. These imperfections, all reminders of past existences, are carefully thrown into relief, like the Japanese art of kintsugi, which consists of repairing broken ceramics with gold. Sent to be dry-cleaned then presented folded on hangers, still partially protected by a plastic cover, these blankets once provided warmth, softness, and protection to their owners. Now, they are being preserved by the artist.
Exhibitions
Momu, Modemuseum Provincie Antwerpend, Anvers ()
from 14 Oct 2023 to 25 Feb 2024
Le Grand Café - Centre d'art contemporain, Saint-Nazaire (France)
from 09 Jun to 10 Sep 2023
MAMAC de Nice, Nice (France)
from 18 Nov 2017 to 13 May 2018
MAMAC de Nice, Nice (France)
from 03 Jun to 01 Oct 2017
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich (Suisse)
from 18 Feb to 07 May 2017
Le Crédac, Ivry-Sur-Seine (France)
from 09 Sep to 18 Dec 2016
Peep-Hole, Milan (Italie)
from 23 Sep to 07 Nov 2015
Galerie Marcelle Alix, Paris (France)
from 14 Nov 2014 to 24 Jan 2015
La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille (France)
from 12 Oct 2013 to 02 Feb 2014
Liz Magor
Born in 1948 in Winnipeg, Canada
Née en 1948 à Winnipeg (Canada), Liz Magor a étudié à l’université de Colombie-Britannique et à la Parsons School of Design de New York. Elle vit et travaille à Vancouver (Canada).