Los Angeles, California
ART NET
MAGAZINEC
WWD
VANITY FAIR
Partner of Spazio Amanita pop up exhibition during Frieze.
SPAZIO AMANITA: I DO MY OWN STUNTS
Curated by Jack Siebert and Caio Twombly
Stunts are high risk acts that demand preparation and practice. Stunt performances disguise the arduous preparation behind a seamless film shot; cooperatively, the act of painting involves technical dexterity to achieve visual/conceptual finesse. There is one stark difference between stuntpeople and artists: the latter have an opportunity to express their identity. Within each gesture the artist imbues a repertoire of skill and personal rationale.
‘I do my own stunts’ aims to reveal the painstaking feats behind spectacular paintings. Films are experienced by viewers as a finished product. Similarly with little or no knowledge of the countless takes, edits and behind-the-scenes efforts involved in its creation, a painting presents itself to its audience as complete (in the context of an exhibition, unless otherwise specified…). As viewers of paintings, it is easy to derogate our consideration of the art’s production.
Dangerous, high-action film shots are typically reserved for male characters. In recent years however, female actors have begun to disrupt this in an industry-wide shift that is slowly starting to subvert traditional gender roles. Despite the shift, many films and TV shows (largely in the superhero genre) continue to hypersexualize their female protagonists and present their characters in a way that does more to satiate the male gaze than to empower their female viewers.
The title of this exhibition serves as a mantra for female artists – their agency is affirmed by choosing to command each step of their artistic process, by doing their own stunts. The exhibition seeks to celebrate a diversity of approaches, united by painting to form an open dialogue between powerful voices.
MICHELLE BLADE
ANDREA MARIE BREILING
CRISTINA DE MIGUEL
CAMILLA ENGSTROM
VERONICA FERNANDEZ
LOUISE GIOVANELLI
JENNA GRIBBON
ELIZABETH GLAESSNER
ANGELA HEISCH
MICKEY LEE
TIDAWHITNEY LEK
TAHNEE LONDSDALE
KARYN LYONS
JO MESSER
KYLE MANNING
SARAH MISKA
ALEJANDRA MOROS
RUBY NERI
ALAKE SHILLING
AMANDA WALL