Ariana Page Russell "Dressing"
Magnan Metz Gallery
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This is the second solo exhibition for Ariana Page Russell at the gallery. Using her skin as her canvas, Russell creates a series of tattoos—or dressings—to adorn her own body.
What makes these tattoos unique is their source. The artist has a skin condition called dermatographia in which painless scratching on her skin’s surface creates red welts that remain for about 30 minutes. Russell has been using her skin as the subject of her artwork since 2005 by photographing cropped images of body parts with writing or patterns. She also creates wallpaper with photographs of her skin cut into decorative designs and attaches them to the wall or onto board.
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Schedule
from April 09, 2009 to May 17, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-04-09 from 18:00 to 20:00