The Morphology of Venus' Tough Little Romp
Kate Brown
February 28 - March 27, 2004
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Inaugural Exhibition of WARC's 20th Anniversary The Morphology of Venus' Tough Little Romp Kate Brown February 28 - March 27, 2004
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| Venus De Milo was unearthed on the Island of Melos in 1821. Her Journey from the ancient Greek Gymnasium in which she had been originally ensconced was long, circuitous and rife with both political and financial negotiations. Upon her arrival at the Louvre, it was obvious she was not from the Classical era as the curators had assumed. In an effort to protect their professional reputations and their seemingly questionable investment, the true origin of her identity was willfully concealed. The inscribed plinth upon which she stood, stating the name of the sculptor and the hellenistic time period in which she was created, mysteriously disappeared. The only proof of her identity existed in a small sketch done by one of the first seamen to behold her on the Island Melos. Against all odds, this monument of beauty and strength has survived. In "The Morphology of Venus' tough Little Romp" KateBrown's powerfully stunning black velvet tarpaulins map a triumphant journey culminating in a tarpaulin entitled "Through Time and Space her Incandesce Leads." |