Digital Print/Video Still by Abbey Williams
Item Number: 206
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Artists and GHS mom, Abbey Williams-Hardy offers:
Untitled 2 (Surrender series), 2007-2018
Digital print/video still
8" x 12"
Edition 1 of 4 +1AP
This image is from a video by the artist. The video still is an altered frame from an old black and white Mummy film
—a scene where the damsel is being carried off/away by the monster. The artist removed the Mummy frame by frame to create the visual of a woman floating in space. By removing the monster the woman is left in ecstatic suspension rather than victimized paralysis.
Special Instructions
After receiving her MFA from Bard College, Abbey Williams pursued a career as a video artist. Her videos have been exhibited at museums and galleries internationally; most notably at TATE Britain, The Hammer Museum, LA, National Gallery, Melbourne, Reina Sofia Museum, Barcelona, The Studio Museum of Harlem, NYC and PS1/MoMA, NYC. Her work has also been included in several film festivals; the 10th and 11th Annual New York Underground Film Festival, VideoEx: International Experimental Film & Video Festival, Zurich and The 2nd Annual DC Underground Film Festival. Abbey Williams also frequently teaches studio art as a university visiting artist in further support of her creative practice.
Donated by
Abbey Hardy