In the Galleries: Anna Campbell

Coquettes (s,l)
2013
two jockstraps sized small and large, wood, twine
1 x 1 x 3 in each

With wit and a dab hand, Anna Campbell creates sculpture from prosaic materials that describe gender dynamics in a poetic way. Her work is spare and the process shows in a way that feels like an invitation to her point of view.

Of her work in this exhibit, she writes on her website: "My engagement with materials shifts fluidly based on the intended intervention. For the Etiquette Kit series, 2 x 4s, mirror balls, latex ruffles, custom cast concrete cinderblocks, balsa wood trusswork, and fishnet fabric combine in a continuing push to create hybrid forms whose aggressively vulnerable queer signifiers are interdependent with their seemingly normative and immutable authoritarian forms. Citing the staging of ideal recognized 'types' through construction motifs, the vernacular of furniture, and accessories with baggage, this series points to larger themes and social constructions to insinuate divergent possibilities. To this end, gender inversion and queer politics infuse this work and act as a lens to re-examine common forms and spaces. This constellation of tactics re-forms expectations of desire and challenges the social and political impact of pursuing those desires."

Bosic Contemporary
Through February 14
48 Orchard St.
New York, N.Y. 10002

Semiotics, Softie
2014
industrial felt, poplar, sandbags
72 x 78 x 36 in

vs. Vanitas
2014
mirrored acrylic, light bulbs, steel, electrical cords
24 x 72 x 12 in

Grid for a Central Core Dickie
2013-2014
cement, latex
12 x 6 x 24 in

A Pocket, A Cue, A Shot
2012
mattress, 2 x 4s, rubber, stockings
4 x 4 x 7 ft

Runway's Scaffold/ Tassels' Sash
2014
latex, balsa wood, rubber, jute
12 x 24 x 12 in

Nature
2013
mirror ball, antique steel high chair
36 x 12 x 12 in

Foxgloves
2012
boxing gloves, fox fur
36 x 12 x 6 in

Barricade
2013
balsa wood
24 x 48 x 24 in

Ode to a gym teacher
2013
six leather goalie hockey pads
42 x 96 x 12 in

Vanishing Point
2013 - 2014
balsa wood, mylar helium balloon, ribbon, nylon
96 x 36 x 2 in

Passing
2014
baseball bat, 2 x 4, garters
96 x 24 x 12 in

Study: Stud Wall Prop for Suffrage and Glory
2014
poplar, mirrored acrylic, rubber, latex, leather
36 x 48 x 2 in

Bridge and Tunnel for Walt Whitman
2014
balsa wood, fur
6 x 12 x 96 in