Nancy Davidson "Dustup"

Betty Cuningham Gallery

poster for Nancy Davidson "Dustup"

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Davidson, a sculptor and video artist, is known for her unique media - larger than life inflatable sculptures - and for her interest in American icons and gender issues. In 2005 with the support of a Creative Capital Grant, she began her exploration on the myth and reality of the cowgirl. After researching western women’s history Davidson focused on the rodeo cowgirl.

In this exhibition, Nancy Davidson’s Dustup offers a humorous, absurdist critique of the American cowgirl as a spectacle to admire, a tall tale fantasy of western legend. Like enormous puppets, the Dustup inflatables, suspended in midair, measuring 21 x 16 x 16 feet, combine playfulness and grandeur with a rodeo spirit. Davidson draws attention to the overblown, using satire to expand on the American fascination with the overly large, the ‘Super Sized.’

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Schedule

from September 06, 2012 to October 06, 2012

Opening Reception on 2012-09-06 from 18:00 to 20:00

Artist(s)

Nancy Davidson

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