Lot 90

In good condition overall. Minor scuffing to the top right and bottom left corners.


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Mars Gallery at Sydney Contemporary, Sydney 2017
Private collection, Sydney

Sophia Hewson, Sydney Contemporary, Mars Gallery, Sydney, 7 - 10 September 2017, cat. no. 4

"In the series ‘Untitled (1-6)' ‘Untitled (research / reader)', I appropriate the work of 26 white cis-gendered male artists (from Disney's ‘Nine Old Men' to emoji designer William Van Lancker). I seek to examine how our ideological beliefs drive our imagery, and the role that these pre-existing beliefs play in the way we consume imagery. Cartoons, as the privileged medium for childhood renderings, often communicate a complex set of ideas that are meant to introduce the child to "our" social world. My series demonstrates that the dominant narratives embedded in these social symbols are authored by a singular patriarchal voice that deserves revision and expansion." (Artist's statement, 2017)