Kembra Pfahler

Isis Water, 199873.5 x 58 x 3.2cm15000 USD

Details

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photograph and collage on paperEmalinLondon

Description

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The artwork features a striking black and white poster promoting a concert by Karen Black, an American actress and singer. The poster's bold and dramatic typography, along with the haunting, almost macabre image of three figures, creates a visually arresting and evocative composition. The overall style and technique suggest a vintage aesthetic, reflective of the concert's historical context. The poster's title, "The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black," hints at the artist's intention to evoke a sense of the unconventional and the unsettling, alluding to the darker, more subversive aspects of the performer's persona and the concert experience. ...

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Artist

Kembra Pfahler

1961 , American

Kembra Pfahler (b. 1961, Hermosa Beach, CA, US) lives and works in New York, US. Pfahler is a legendary figure of New York’s underground scene. With a practice spanning music, performance, acting, film and visual arts since the 1980s, the image vocabulary she has built informs the countercultural aesthetics of the Lower East Side. Drawing references from monstrous fetishistic femininity and Japanese Noh theatre, she founded a death-rock band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. The band’s cult performances incorporate handmade costumes and props created along the lines of her philosophy of availabism – making use of what’s available – with the aim of fostering a radical view of femininity and beauty. The ceremonial treatment of her body in transgressive acts continues to mark the contemporary cultural landscape through her collaborations in film, photography and fashion. ...

Kembra Pfahler: Artworks

Kembra PfahlerAplomb; Flying Girls of Karen Black, 20207500 USD

Kembra PfahlerButt Print Calling Mr Twilight VII (red, green, black), 20194500 USD

Kembra PfahlerFear of a Karen Black Planet, 199415000 USD

Kembra PfahlerThe Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black Costume Drawings III, 20236000 USD

Kembra PfahlerIsis Water, 199815000 USD

Gallery

Emalin

London

Emalin is a London-based contemporary art gallery run by Angelina Volk and Leopold Thun. Prior to opening the permanent gallery space in London’s East End in September 2016, Emalin operated as an itinerant exhibition programme and project space since 2014. The gallery represents nine international artists from five countries working in a range of media, with a focus on emerging multi-disciplinary practices.