Genesis Belanger

Genesis Belanger

BornNationalityBased In
1978AmericanBrooklyn
Biography

Genesis Belanger orchestrates mise-en-scene settings from twisting everyday objects into psychologically charged idiosyncrasies. Working in ceramics, cast-concrete sculpture, installation and painting, she employs the vocabulary of 1950s American advertising and explores contexts of liminal spaces such as hotel lobbies, supermarkets and waiting rooms. Absent bodies are present through pastel-toned twisted hands holding mouths, eyes landing in soup, fingers sprouting from bouquets of flowers, burgers, beauty products and half-smoked cigarettes. Bridging Pop art and Surrealism, Belanger’s objects and scenes narrate capitalist myths, with symbols of contemporary culture presented as seducing and uncanny. Satisfying in their smooth shapes and tender colour, the artist’s works translate the dissatisfaction and anxiety caused by consumerist culture and its power structures. Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...

Selected Artworks
No Longer in Service
Genesis Belanger
No Longer in Service, 2019
31.75 x 43.18 x 6.35cm
Waiting-Room
Genesis Belanger
Waiting-Room, 2019
147.32 x 213.36 x 58.42cm
Big Sleep
Genesis Belanger
Big Sleep, 2019
114.3 x 152.4 x 58.42cm
God's Bounty
Genesis Belanger
God's Bounty, 2019
73.66 x 152.4 x 76.2cm
Reception
Genesis Belanger
Reception, 2019
91.44 x 182.88 x 71.12cm
Hold It Together
Genesis Belanger
Hold It Together, 2019
31.75 x 13.97 x 8.89cm
One For Me And One For My Friend
Genesis Belanger
One For Me And One For My Friend, 2019
121.92 x 109.22 x 109.22cm
On the Road
Genesis Belanger
On the Road, 2019
5.08 x 17.78 x 12.7cm
Slipping
Genesis Belanger
Slipping, 2023
78 x 99 x 43cm
Gallery Representation
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