Audio Tour: Karen Kilimnik
About
Karen Kilimnik’s work cultivates an unabashed sense of romanticism yet it retains a knowing criticality and awareness of the personal desire that we invest in both vaunted works of visual art and the more fleeting intrigue of celebrities and superstars. It also draws on the literary traditions of gothic mystery and fairy tales, presenting narratives that unfold over the course of a series of related paintings. Her expansive approach to cultural forms and the convincing inventiveness of her installations has had a profound effect on many young artists working today.
MCA Curator Dominic Molon and a series of artists, collectors, and academics explore different paintings within the exhibition.
Audio Playlist
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Ingrid Schaffner Introduction -
Dominic Molon The Helfire Club episode of the Avengers, 1989 -
Dominic Molon Drawings and Sculptures -
Michael Barsanti Powder Puff by Bram Stoker, 1989 -
Michael Taylor Photography and Video -
Ingrid Schaffner Andrea Blanche (Travel Essentials), 1991 -
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith Drugs, 1991 -
Dominic Molon The Bluebird in the Folly and the ballet -
Jim Hodges Eau de joy, 2005 -
John Waters Me-I Forgot the Wire Cutters-Getting the Wire Cutters from the Car to Break into Stonehenge, 1982 -
Dominic Molon The Red Room in the Modern Architecture -
Dominic Molon Kilimnik's Paintings -
Michael Taylor Photography and Video -
Scott Rothkopf Redlands-Keith Richard's House, Day of the Drug Arrest, 1966 -
Meredith Martin Chicken pox, 2004 -
Joel Lobenthal Excelsior, 2000