Sedrick Chisom: The Villain of History for One Night Alone

15 Nov-21 Dec 2024

Overview

Pilar Corrias is pleased to present The Villain of History for One Night Alone, Sedrick Chisom’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. 

Interested in contemporary culture’s fascination with the figure of the villain, Chisom presents a series of vignettes that each reflect on humanity’s capacity for self-destruction. Drawing upon a mix of references – including: eighteenth-century literature and visual culture, the work of Francisco Goya, photography from the American Revolutionary War, gothic imagery and Victorian illustration – in Chisom’s scenes linear time collapses, and past, present and future converge into a new vision.