Kezban Arca Batibeki "Pulp Fiction: The Sequel"

Leila Heller Gallery

poster for Kezban Arca Batibeki "Pulp Fiction: The Sequel"

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In her new body of work, Batibeki depicts women in various states of undress or completely covered by the veil. The exhibition title refers to the popular magazines and books published in the first half of the 20th century on cheap "pulp" paper with lurid cover art that offered escapist and sensationalist fiction for a mass audience. Intensely mysterious, some of Batibeki’s women seem to be floating through space, while others are in grounded positions holding knives or guns. The canvases evoke wonder on the part of the viewer: Is it a mere catfight or is something much more dangerous about to happen?
[Image: Kezban Arca Batibeki "Light Blue I" (2010) Mixed media, acrylic and embroidery with sequins and beads on canvas 63 x 55.1 in.]

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from January 11, 2011 to February 01, 2011

Opening Reception on 2011-01-11 from 18:00 to 20:00

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