System for a Stain

Candice Lin

System for a Stain, 2016Sign in to view price
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MaterialGallery
wood, glass jars, cochineal, poppy seeds, metal castings, water, tea, sugar, copper still, hot plate, ceramic vessels, mortar and pestle, thames mud, jar, microbial mud battery, vinyl floor. Instituto de Visión
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary art piece features an intriguing assemblage of various elements. The visual composition consists of a mix of geometric shapes, including triangles and rectangles, along with a variety of found objects such as glassware, wooden structures, and other materials. The overall palette is muted, with predominant shades of beige, black, and brown. The subject matter appears to be a sophisticated scientific or alchemical apparatus, hinting at themes of experimentation, transformation, and the exploration of natural processes. The artist's distinctive style and technique blend functional elements with a conceptual, sculptural approach, suggesting an underlying commentary on the intersection of art, science, and the human experience. This work likely reflects the artist's intention to provoke contemplation on the nature of creativity, knowledge, and the human condition. ...

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Candice Lin
B.1979, American

Candice Lin works among multidisciplinary media, such as sculpture and video, which explores complex themes of cultural, gender, and racial disparities, uncontrolled sexualities, and non-normative behavior. Her work critiques the permeable nature of delineations, employing transformative materials to highlight the fluidity of boundaries: a sculptural tableau of a tar-coated cornfield seamlessly transitioning into a hirsute, black pig, digital reinterpretations of Mapplethorpe’s Black Book nudes metamorphosed into Martian geological forms, and a life-sized cockroach with an iridescent, spaceship-like shell punctuated with silicone vaginas, oozing suggestively. Lin's work orbits the themes of the fluidity and malleability of the boundaries between the self and the other. It further scrutinizes how Western ideologies of self-identity exert influence on power dynamics inherent within conceptions of individualism, selfhood, liberty, and differentiation. Through her exploration of marginalized histories and the legacies of colonialism, along with the materials that bridge them, her work threads together disparate narratives of migration, biological warfare, and the colonial relationships of Britain and America with China. ...

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Instituto de Visión
Gallery
Instituto de Visión
Bogotá, New York City

Instituto de Vision is a Bogotá and New York based gallery for conceptual practices. Their mission is to investigate conceptual discourses that have been neglected by the official Latin American art canon. They have recovered important estates from the Latin American art of the mid century and continue to research the most enigmatic oeuvres of the region. Through a parallel program, they represent some of the most relevant contemporary practices from Colombia, Chile, North America, Venezuela, and others. Directed by three women, Instituto de Vision gives special attention to female voices, queer theories, environmental activism, the conflicts of migration, and other critical positions that challenge the established order. Using the international art scene as a platform, they are committed to give visibility and expand the work of artists that reveal critical realities and raise important questions for these contemporary subjects. ...