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| Chrissy Conant | |
Born in Hawaii, raised in Princeton, New Jersey, lives and works in New York City |
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| About the Artist | |
My sculptures are portraits of my personal struggles. Their success depends on my ability to confront and expose my deepest feelings. I examine such issues as my waning reproductive years, my vulnerability in dating and my submission to parental influence. Then I choose appropriate materials to best realize the work. |
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Chrissy Caviar
2001-2002 |
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| Installation shown: To express feelings as a single, available woman, who is looking for a mate, I took fertility drugs, harvested a dozen eggs, and sealed each one in its own fruit shaped glass jar with a shiny blue and gold label that has my reclining, smiling figure on it. The product is displayed in a refrigerated deli-case, kept at 3.9 degrees Celcius. A marketing campaign surrounds the case, complete with a promotional Floaty pen, a poster sized print of the label, a glossy print "advert", a website, www.chrissycaviar.com, a 10 min DVD of the surgery, and a U.S. Government issued Registered Trademark Certificate for my official brand, Chrissy Caviar. |
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Chrissy Caviar
2001-2002 |
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| detail: To express feelings as a single, available woman, who is looking for a mate, I took fertility drugs, harvested a dozen eggs, and sealed each one in its own fruit shaped glass jar with a shiny blue and gold label that has my reclining, smiling figure on it. The product is displayed in a refrigerated deli-case, kept at 3.9 degrees Celcius. A marketing campaign surrounds the case, complete with a promotional Floaty pen, a poster sized print of the label, a glossy print "advert", a website, www.chrissycaviar.com, a 10 min DVD of the surgery, and a U.S. Government issued Registered Trademark Certificate for my official brand, Chrissy Caviar. |
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Chrissy Caviar
2001-2002 |
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| detail: Label Art shown: To express feelings as a single, available woman, who is looking for a mate, I took fertility drugs, harvested a dozen eggs, and sealed each one in its own fruit shaped glass jar with a shiny blue and gold label that has my reclining, smiling figure on it. The product is displayed in a refrigerated deli-case, kept at 3.9 degrees Celcius. A marketing campaign surrounds the case, complete with a promotional Floaty pen, a poster sized print of the label ( signed, edition 50), a glossy print "advert", a website, www.chrissycaviar.com, a 10 min DVD of the surgery, and a U.S. Government issued Registered Trademark Certificate for my official brand, Chrissy Caviar. |
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Chrissy Homeland Security
2003-2005 |
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| Installation shown: To reveal my obsessive, fearful side that yearns for safety, security, and comfort, I constructed a fantasy Safe Room, filled with my own renditions of color-coordinated Homeland Security Advisory System objects. Each object is emblazoned with all five levels of alert. A giant Plexiglas and aluminum sign (edition 5) hangs bolted into a wall, a woven woolen queen-sized blanket (signed, numbered edition 100, 229cm x 229cm) covers a bed, and on a night stand, a black velvet jewelry box holds a sterling silver chain with five interchangeable Plexiglas choker charms (open edition). Surrounding the box are a flashlight, a bottle of water and a roll of silver duct tape, just in case. |
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Chrissy Homeland Security
2003-2005 |
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| detail: To reveal my obsessive, fearful side that yearns for safety, security, and comfort, I constructed a fantasy Safe Room, filled with my own renditions of color-coordinated Homeland Security Advisory System objects. Each object is emblazoned with all five levels of alert. A giant Plexiglas and aluminum sign hangs bolted into a wall, a woven woolen queen-sized blanket covers a bed, and on a night stand, a black velvet jewelry box holds a sterling silver chain with five interchangeable Plexiglas choker charms (open edition). Surrounding the box are a flashlight, a bottle of water and a roll of silver duct tape, just in case. |
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Teddy Chrissy (self-portrait)
2005 |
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| A part of me that feels powerful and impenetrable, and alone takes the form of a small, armored plush toy teddy bear (edition 4, +2 APs). I deconsructed the object, fortified every bit of soft fur with a growth of sharp, stainless steel pins from the inside, pointing out. I disemboweled the squishy innards and densely repacked it with rough stainless steel wool. I crudely sewed my new, defensive self back together with thick grey thread, and studded the seams. A representation of me stiffly sits alone, permanently frozen, with outstretched arms. I even assembled my own "sweatshop" for the endless hours of pinning, during the summer months. |
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Chrissy Skin Rug
2005 |
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| To exorcise a part of my psyche that feels powerless and objectified, I laid fully shaven, covered with Vaseline, and immobilized for hours, in a spread eagle position, while being covered with bucketfuls of gelatinous mold-making material. With the impressions, I made a life-sized, flesh-colored silicone rubber cast of myself as a human skin rug. The upturned head has long, perfectly coifed, wavy hair, that echoes the ripples in the flayed skin’s edge. The glossy-lipped mouth is open in a sexually suggestive way, and the glass eyes, complete with fantasy-length lashes, stare up submissively from the rustic wood floor section, upon which the rug is magnetically attached. |
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Chrissy Skin Rug
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| Detail shown: To exorcise a part of my psyche that feels powerless and objectified, I laid fully shaven, covered with Vaseline, and immobilized for hours, in a spread eagle position, while being covered with bucketfuls of gelatinous mold-making material. With the impressions, I made a life-sized, flesh-colored silicone rubber cast of myself as a human skin rug. The upturned head has long, perfectly coifed, wavy hair, that echoes the ripples in the flayed skin’s edge. The glossy-lipped mouth is open in a sexually suggestive way, and the glass eyes, complete with fantasy-length lashes, stare up submissively from the rustic wood floor section, upon which the rug is magnetically attached.
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| Education and biography | |
| Bachelor of Art, Boston University, Boston Massachusetts Master of Fine Art, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York |
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| Future shows | |
| 2008 Sexy Time: A Group Effort, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York NY,June - July 08 2008 Molecules That Matter, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia PA Aug 08 - Jan 09 2007-08 Molecules That Matter, The Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs New York Oct 07 - April 08 2006 The biennial Art on Paper 2006, curated by Xandra Eden, Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNC Greensboro, NC, November- Jan 2007 2006 E7 Emerge, curated by Franklin Sirmans, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Arts, Newark, NJ, July - September 2006 2006 Work In Progress, curated by Jessica Hough, D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY, March - May 2006 |
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| Website: www.chrissyconant.com | |
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