OBSCENE (2021)
A site specific installation made in collaboration with Shagha Ariannia, and incorporating the work of Shagha Ariannia, BANK, Brontez Purnell Dance Company, Max Cleary, Anthony Discenza, Rachel Harrison, Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Nathaniel Mellors and Erkka Nissinen, Olivia Mole, and Chester Toye.
Exhibition text by Olivia Mole here
List of works here
Photos by Ian Byers-Gamber
Walkthrough video
Installation images
“The Stage”
Installation view
(Hanging) Shagha Ariannia Let Your Salute Be To Colors, 2019 Acrylic and spray paint on Dura-Lar Dimensions variable
Shagha Ariannia Culture Stinks: Great Books and Men (2019) Acrylic on Dura-Lar with light box 24 x 24 x 3 inches
Olivia Mole The Social (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2020) Camping toilets, plywood, lamps 48 x 24 x 30 inches
Olivia Mole Nature Naturing (2020) Charcoal on paper 53 x 53 inches
Olivia Mole The Social (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2020) Camping toilets, plywood, lamps 48 x 24 x 30 inches
Olivia Mole Nature Naturing (2020) Charcoal on paper 53 x 53 inches
Olivia Mole Nature Naturing (2020) Charcoal on paper 53 x 53 inches (detail)
Olivia Mole The Social (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2020) Camping toilets, plywood, lamps 48 x 24 x 30 inches
Olivia Mole Nature Naturing (2020) Charcoal on paper 53 x 53 inches
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches (detail)
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches
Shagha Ariannia Get A Leg Up (2018) Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Shagha Ariannia Book of Law (2018) Acrylic on canvas 40 x 25 inches
Olivia Mole Tenting (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, tent, lamp 54 x 36 x 78 inches
Olivia Mole Tenting (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, tent, lamp 54 x 36 x 78 inches
Olivia Mole Tenting (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, tent, lamp 54 x 36 x 78 inches (detail)
Olivia Mole Tenting (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, tent, lamp 54 x 36 x 78 inches (detail)
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches (detail)
Shagha Ariannia Book of Law (2018) Acrylic on canvas 40 x 25 inches
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches (detail)
Shagha Ariannia Book of Law (2018) Acrylic on canvas 40 x 25 inches
(Hanging) Shagha Ariannia Let Your Salute Be To Colors, 2019 Acrylic and spray paint on Dura-Lar Dimensions variable
Installation view
“The Living Room”
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable
Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Olivia Mole Exquisite Corpse (2020) Mixed media on paper
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Olivia Mole Exquisite Corpse (2020) Mixed media on paper
Olivia Mole Refried Acconci and Chill (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, sofa, TV monitor with video, 33 mins Dimensions variable (detail)
Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Olivia Mole Exquisite Corpse (2020) Mixed media on paper
Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Olivia Mole Exquisite Corpses (2020) Mixed media on paper
Stanya Kahn, Tala Madani, Olivia Mole Exquisite Corpse (2020) Mixed media on paper
Installation View
“The Reading Room”
Installation view
Shagha Ariannia Great Books and Men Series (2018) Acrylic on paper 9 x 11 inches each
Shagha Ariannia Great Books and Men Series (2018) Acrylic on paper 9 x 11 inches each
Shagha Ariannia Great Books and Men Series (2018) Acrylic on paper 9 x 11 inches each
Installation view
“The Bedroom”
Brontez Purnell Dance Company “Pillow Fight" fr. Episodes II (2013) Digital video, 4 mins
Rachel Harrison Break, Burn and Throw Stuff (2019) Digital video clip; infinite loop
Chester Vincent Toye The Tesla Toucher (2019-2020) Digital video on iPad, 26 mins
Nathaniel Mellors and Erkka Nissinen Excerpt from Aalto Natives (2017) Digital video clip, 3 mins
Shagha Ariannia One Hundred Questions (2019) Digital video, 4:46 mins
Olivia Mole The Social II (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Air mattress, Polyfil 60 x 80 x 36 inches
Rachel Harrison Break, Burn and Throw Stuff (2019) Digital video clip; infinite loop
Chester Vincent Toye The Tesla Toucher (2019-2020) Digital video on iPad, 26 mins
Nathaniel Mellors and Erkka Nissinen Excerpt from Aalto Natives (2017) Digital video clip, 3 mins
Shagha Ariannia One Hundred Questions (2019) Digital video, 4:46 mins
Shagha Ariannia One Hundred Questions (2019) Digital video, 4:46 mins
Olivia Mole The Social II (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Air mattress, Polyfil 60 x 80 x 36 inches
Olivia Mole The Social II (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Air mattress, Polyfil 60 x 80 x 36 inches (detail)
“The Kitchen”
Anthony Discenza Trouble in the Interior (Sinister) (2015) LED signboard, IMDB Parental Content Advisory text 8 x 90 x 2 inches
(on table) Olivia Mole and Alfred Riley Descartes’ Daughter // Robocok (2021) Drawing robot arm with flowers in vase, Dimensions variable
Anthony Discenza Trouble in the Interior (Sinister) (2015) LED signboard, IMDB Parental Content Advisory text 8 x 90 x 2 inches
Olivia Mole and Alfred Riley Descartes’ Daughter // Robocok (2021) Drawing robot arm with flowers in vase, Dimensions variable
Olivia Mole and Alfred Riley Descartes’ Daughter // Robocok (2021) Drawing robot arm with flowers in vase, Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole and Alfred Riley Descartes’ Daughter // Robocok (2021) Drawing robot arm with flowers in vase, Dimensions variable (detail)
Olivia Mole and Alfred Riley Descartes’ Daughter // Robocok (2021) Drawing robot arm with flowers in vase, Dimensions variable
“The Bathroom”
Installation view kitchen to bathroom
Max Cleary More Seemlier or Beautifuller, 2021 Archival pigment print in artist’s frame 12 x15 inches
Olivia Mole Churn and Mix, 2021 Page tears from The Hero of Negropont by John Mole 11 x 8.5 inches
Max Cleary More Seemlier or Beautifuller, 2021 Archival pigment print in artist’s frame 12 x15 inches
Olivia Mole Churn and Mix, 2021 Page tears from The Hero of Negropont by John Mole 11 x 8.5 inches
Olivia Mole Beuys Fat(berg) Chair (2021) Porcelain toilet and toilet paper 32 x 11 x 30 inches
Olivia Mole Beuys Fat(berg) Chair (2021) Porcelain toilet and toilet paper 32 x 11 x 30 inches
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Pulled Pardeh (2021) Moving blankets and furniture 100 x 80 x 70 inches approx
Olivia Mole Flashers Lack (2017) Digital video, 3 mins
Olivia Mole Flashers Lack (2017) Digital video, 3 mins
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches (backside)
Shagha Ariannia Get A Leg Up (2018) Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Shagha Ariannia Get A Leg Up (2018) Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Pulled Pardeh (2021) Moving blankets and furniture 100 x 80 x 70 inches approx
Olivia Mole Flashers Lack (2017) Digital video, 3 mins
Shagha Ariannia and Olivia Mole Nature (2021) Spray paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas with purchased lenticular greetings cards and lights 168 x 96 x 36 inches (backside)
BANK (Simon Bedwell, Milly Thompson, John Russell) Press release for 1999 BANK exhibition ‘If Hope Were a Time Machine’ (1999 (reprinted from PDF 2021)) 8.5 x 11 inches each of five pages
(Hanging) Shagha Ariannia Let Your Salute Be To Colors, 2019 Acrylic and spray paint on Dura-Lar Dimensions variable (see through gap)
BANK (Simon Bedwell, Milly Thompson, John Russell) Press release for 1999 BANK exhibition ‘If Hope Were a Time Machine’ (1999 (reprinted from PDF 2021)) 8.5 x 11 inches each of five pages
Olivia Mole Tenting (A Bear Shits in the Woods) (2021) Zentai suits, Polyfil, fake fur, acrylic paint, fabric, acrylic nails, foamcore, glue, leaves, shoes, safety pins, tent, lamp 54 x 36 x 78 inches (seen through gap)
BANK (Simon Bedwell, Milly Thompson, John Russell) Press release for 1999 BANK exhibition ‘If Hope Were a Time Machine’ (1999 (reprinted from PDF 2021)) 8.5 x 11 inches each of five pages (detail)
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) QR code for AR Instagram filter 8.5 x 11 inches sharpie on paper
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter
Olivia Mole Take Back Future-Tripping (2021) AR Instagram filter