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December 2006 - January 2007 (extended until March 2007) Hardcore Art Contemporary Space presents three exhibitions during its December show: Happily Ever After deals with cultural and social stereotypes from a critical point of view. It renders through emblems, metaphors and parodic stand points, the twisted misconceptions of the myth. It rehearses ritual narratives questioning the commodity-image of social roles. It exposes the struggles and conflicts of collective mentalities on stigmatic expectations such as Fairy Tales and Prince Charming. Happily Ever After regards femininity, gender, family, couples, as main sub-categories, presenting them through . The works presented are installation, video, performance and digital photography. We have included more than twenty international contemporary artists that deal with cultural politics and question social clichés. Participating artists: Aisen Chacin, Amparo Sard, Andrea Camargo, Andreina Rodríguez, Andrés Michelena, Antuan, Arnaldo Morales, Benito Laren, Caetano Díaz, Carl Pascuzzi, Cesar Rojas, Dr. Muu, Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin, Felipe Herrera, Holly Lynton, Jennifer A. Reis, Jonathan Stein, Lili(ana), Li Pinghu, Lucia Pizzani, Magnus Sigurdason, Maleonn, Marcos López, Maria Paula Doberti, Mari Carmen Carrillo, Maria Antonia Rodríguez, Martín Castillo, Mercedes Elena González, Milton Rosa Ortiz,, Nela Ochoa, Nina Dotti, Ragnar Kjartansson, Richard Garet, Saskia Jordá, Sydia Reyes, Vickie Pierre, Virginia Corda, Vivian Massry, among others.
Laundromatic Expectations Nina Dotti recounts a feminist discourse. She uses humor and parody to communicate women’s expectations in their marriages. Laundromatic Expectations is an outdoor installation of recycled washing machines. In them, the public will find diverse relational objects alluding to gender and femininity. Using fun objects and parodic elements, the artist plays on a sharp critique to feminist alienation. She recreates a real size Laundromat as a metaphor to heavy daily household tasks. There are intervened laundry soap boxes, large Laundromat photos printed on plotters, droll objects, and short phrases that mimic the dominant voices of the domestic myth. The installation stands as an anti-heroic emblem, symbolizing feminine constraints, and the continuing alterity of women’s voices.
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