Bryan Dooley : Rabbit is Rich

9 May-15 Jun 2013

Overview

A shiny green tube of adhesive is just about visible in ‘Mount Judge (Avocado + grip fill)’, the first work encountered in Bryan Dooley’s recent exhibition ‘Rabbit is Rich’. Presumably a teasing reference to the viewer’s efforts to understand the work, Dooley presents a disparate iconography across the five exhibited pieces, from axes, cars and log cabins to avocadoes and bottles of whisky. Attempts at piecing everything together are similarly frustrated by the press release, which appears to be the transcript of sports commentary, and the exhibition title which could imply judgement on a rich meal, or perhaps remark upon on a lapine-nicknamed individual. Ambiguity reigns supreme.