Andrea Crespo, Together Forever (still), 2017, aluminum, acrylic glass, CRT monitor, computer speakers, computer cooling fan, LED ribbon, and HD video.
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life” is on view at Downs & Ross in New York through Sunday, April 23. The two-venue solo exhibition presents new works by the artist.
Below, an excerpt from the show’s artist statement:
When people ask me if I use “they” pronouns in the neutral or plural sense, I’m left without appropriate words. When they learn about my situation, through my work, they presume it involves a degree of simulation. I allegedly simulate a plural identity, one (or two) that correlates with conjoined twin embodiment. That may be, but “they” also implies a gender-neutral identity. What ties these seemingly competing notions together is liminality—the state or states of being neither and both.
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Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
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Andrea Crespo, parapagus (still), 2017, HD video.
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Andrea Crespo, Annunciation, Cynthia and Celinde (2010), 2017, digital print on polyester satin, aluminum.
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Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Andrea Crespo, The First (1998-2000), 2017, digital print on polyester satin, aluminum
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Andrea Crespo, The Second (2008-09), 2017, digital print on polyester satin, aluminum.
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Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Andrea Crespo, Instance (1996-98), 2017, digital print on polyester satin, aluminum
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Andrea Crespo, Misrecognition, Abby and Brittany (present), 2017, digital print on polyester satin, aluminum.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Andrea Crespo, Part of Your World I (1996), 2017, digital prints on acetate and acrylic glass, aluminum.
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Andrea Crespo, Part of Your World II (2002), 2017, digital prints on acetate and acrylic glass, aluminum.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Installation view of "Andrea Crespo: Joined for Life," 2017, at Downs & Ross.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Andrea Crespo, Together Forever (still), 2017, aluminum, acrylic glass, CRT monitor, computer speakers, computer cooling fan, LED ribbon, and HD video
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DOWNS & ROSS, NEW YORK
Andrea Crespo, Part of Your World IV (2012), 2017, digital prints on acetate and acrylic glass, aluminum.