Pippa Garner at Art Omi

Summary

Art Omi is presenting the first New York institutional solo exhibition of visionary artist Pippa Garner. Garner's works take the form of mail-order catalogs, classified ads, garments, cars, and performances, and her work addresses the anxiety, alienation, and paranoia that courses through the office and home. The exhibition will feature Garner's newest custom car, Haulin' Ass!, which is a 2003 red Ford Ranger removed from its chassis and rotated and welded back together. The exhibition is curated by Sara O’Keeffe and Guy Weltchek, and Garner has previously shown her work at ICA LA, MOCA LA, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Q&As

AI Comments

👍 Pippa Garner's work is truly inspiring, her commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is considered "art" is impressive and her latest exhibition at Art Omi is a testament to her inventive vision.

👎 Pippa Garner's exhibition at Art Omi is underwhelming and her works lack any real depth or complexity.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about an exhibition featuring the work of Pippa Garner, an artist who has been producing artwork for more than five decades. Her works take the form of mail-order catalogs, classified ads, garments, cars, and performances on the streets or on television. She's known for her attempts to tackle everyday problems in post-Fordist America.

Friend: That's really interesting. What implications does the article have?

Me: Well, the article highlights Garner's work as being a way to combat the anxiety, alienation, and paranoia that comes with living in a post-Fordist society. It also suggests that she has been able to use her art to challenge the boundaries of what is typically defined as art. By bringing her work to an institutional setting, the article suggests that her work is being recognized as a valid form of expression. This could be a sign of a larger shift in the art world towards recognizing more unconventional forms of art.

Action items

• Follow Pippa Garner on social media to stay up to date on her work.
• Attend the opening party for the exhibition at Art Omi on July 1.
• Visit the exhibition at Art Omi to experience Garner's work in person.

Technical terms

Copy

Text or content that is duplicated from another source.

Twitter

A social media platform that allows users to post and interact with messages known as “tweets”.

RSS

An acronym for Really Simple Syndication, a web feed format used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and audio and video.

Translate

To convert text or speech from one language to another.

Opening party

A gathering to celebrate the opening of an event or exhibition.

View this email in your browser

A link that allows the recipient of an email to view the content of the email in their web browser.

Pencil on paper

A type of artwork created using pencils on paper.

Post-Fordist America

A term used to describe the economic and social changes that have occurred in the United States since the decline of the Fordist model of mass production.

Classified ads

A type of advertisement that is typically placed in a newspaper or online classifieds section.

Garments

Clothing or other items of apparel.

Performance

A live presentation of a piece of art, such as a play, musical, or dance.

Commodified

To convert something into a commodity, or a product that can be bought and sold.

Instrumentalized

To use something as a tool or instrument for a particular purpose.

Optimism

A feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future.

Pessimism

A feeling or belief that bad things will happen in the future.

Ambivalence

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.

Exhaustion

A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.

Co-opted

To take control of something for one’s own benefit.

Apparatus

A set of tools or equipment used for a particular purpose.

Interrogate

To ask questions in order to obtain information.

Macho

A term used to describe a person who is overly aggressive or masculine.

Slippery

Difficult to grasp or hold onto.

Infiltration

The act of entering or infiltrating a place or organization.

Mail-order catalogs

A type of catalog that is sent to customers through the mail.

Gender-hacking

A term used to describe the process of altering one’s gender identity or expression.

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