 Test Run, 2005 Video still Alex McQuilkin Test Run In the project room, Marvelli Gallery is pleased to present "Test Run", an exhibition of American artist Alex McQuilkin. The exhibition will feature a new video. The video "Test Run" explores a romantic fantasy of suicide. The character is filming herself in the attempt of drowning in a bath tub. On one level it exposes the appeal of suicide as a "time out", escape and relief. On another level it reveals the superficial appeal of suicide as a cinematic fantasy instilled in us through the illustrations of the tragic hero taking her/his own life onscreen. Alex McQuilkin received her BFA from New York University in 2002. In the past few years, she has exhibited extensively in Europe: Berlin: Galerie Voelker & Freunde; Frankfurt: Galerie Adler; Copenhagen: Gimm Eiss; London: Ritter/Zamet; and Madrid: Carmen De La Guerra, among other venues . This will be her first solo exhibition in New York. Exhibition: March 24 - April 30, 2005 Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 10 am - 6 pm. Other times by appointment. Marvelli Gallery 526 West 26th Street Second Floor USA-New York, NY 10001 Telephone +1 212 627 3363 Fax +1 212 627 3368 Email info@marvelligallery.com www.marvelligallery.com |
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