Sentences with phrase «with headless mannequins»

Among the works included are Jonathan Borofsky's Untitled ping pong table, which all are encouraged to play, it posits the opponents at odds with each other as one side of the table is a «plus» and the other is a «minus»; Andreas Gursky's large scale photograph depicts a soccer match between the Dutch and French teams, however with no ball in sight and a player injured on the field, the image speaks to the larger nationalistic ideas of sports; Mike Kelley's Arena # 2 (Kangaroo) is comprised of tattered stuffed animals on a used children's blanket, creating a tableaux about loss of innocence; Kirsten Geisler's interactive female cyborg beckons the viewer with sound recognition software to engage in a dialogue of sorts; Yinka Shonibare's sculpture Hopscotch incorporates a classic children's game with headless mannequins dressed in Colonial attire and Sol LeWitt plays a game of chance in his wall drawing # 716 from 1991 in which there are eight possible lines (vertical lines, horizontal lines, arcs, etc) to be placed in each square of a grid covered wall.

In Colonial Arrangements, a site - specific exhibition in partnership with the Historic House Trust, UK - born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE conjures Eliza's specter with headless mannequins clothed in Dutch wax fabric lurking in the period rooms.

Bringing Dutch wax into a Victorian world and using it to dress the middle classes that he represents with headless mannequins proved to be an artistic gesture that made him instantly recognisable.

Bringing Dutch wax into a Victorian world and using it to dress the middle classes that he represents with headless mannequins is one of his artistic gestures, making his work instantly recognisable.

Not exact matches

I don't mind understated mannequins, and actually quite like those headless, white fabric with wood detail mannequins, but I find those old skool mannequins with weird expressions and bad wigs just plain creepy.

Though it's been widely assumed that he has never actually resided in this most spacious of spaces, it's really fun to think about Karl going to sleep with a creepy, giant, headless mannequin form watching over him.

Face - to - face with headless, caramel - coloured mannequins, posed mid-action and dressed in vivid Dutch wax - printed fabric - this dramatic encounter awaits visitors to the first show here by well known British - Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare.

Grounds for Magical Thinking @ J Hammond Projects A diverse three person group show where it's the sculpture of Adam Shiu - Yang Shaw that shines through with his headless seated mannequin and a model house, both with a creepy air about them.

It was a small tranquil moment in the midst of a whirlwind time for Mr. Shonibare, whose theatrically exuberant work, with its signature use of headless mannequins and African fabrics, will be featured in a major midcareer survey at the Brooklyn Museum starting Friday.