High Kicks into the Light Forever and Ever and Ever

Reed, Helen. High Kicks into the Light Forever and Ever and Ever. Vancouver, BC: Grunt Gallery, 2016.

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Abstract (English)

"HIGH KICKS INTO THE LIGHT FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER is a new video installation by Vancouver-based artist Elizabeth Milton that investigates the relationship between glamour, affect, and the longing for transcendental experience.

Composed of a series of immersive projections that explore performative ritual and material play, the work revolves around a procession of participants meditating under the hot glow of a spotlight. Drenched in identical heavy make-up and lacquered in artificial sweat and tears, a series of ‘women’—disembodied faces displaying exaggerated markers of high femininity—form a fevered chorus-line for the camera. Melting under the heat, the performers’ make-up is a tenuous composition, eventually smeared away in a gesture of (choreographed) self-effacement." -- Publisher's website.

Types:	Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors:	Reed, Helen (Author)
Dossier:	410 - MILTON, ELIZABETH
Collation:	[20] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
ISBN:	9780993713064
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Vancouver, BC: Grunt Gallery
Artists:	Milton, Elizabeth
Critics / Curators / Historians:	Kwan, Vanessa
Event Title:	High Kicks Into the Light Forever and Ever and Ever
Type:	Exhibition
Location:	Grunt Gallery (Vancouver, BC)
Dates:	27 May - 25 June 2016
Keywords:	PERFORMANCE; GLAMOUR; TRANSCENDENCE; PROJECTION
Copyright Statement:	Grunt Gallery; the artist
Related URLs:	Publisher
Notes:	Includes biographical notes.
Deposited by:	Contractuel Artexte
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2017 20:01
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2022 19:14
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/28521

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