Spin is an exhibition consisting of two major installations by Vivian Lynn (b. Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1931, d. Wellington, 2018), never before seen in the UK. Spin: Versor, Versari (1995-97) and Mantles, Maladies, Mutations and Prussian Blue (1981–2/1998) reconfigure the tradition of self-portraiture, exemplifying Lynn's determinedly wayward and unreservedly personal approach to art-making.
Incorporating materials and imagery derived directly from the artist's body and surroundings – from brain scans to her own hair – alongside references to advanced medical technologies, unruly organic matter, and vast cosmological entanglements, these works vibrate with the disobedient energy of an artist set on dismantling deeply entrenched patriarchal structures to offer new ways of contemplating our relations with the planet.
SPIN, Phillida Reid - Press Release
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