Image 9 / 10:
Ann Lislegaard.
Left Hand of Darkness (after Ursula K. Le Guin) (installation view).
Image 10 / 10:
Ann Lislegaard.
Ann Lislegaard: 2062 (installation view).
Ann Lislegaard has recently completed a trilogy of digital-animation installations based on seminal works of science fiction. The core of her first solo exhibition in an American museum, these three projection installations will be shown along with new sound works in various public spaces.
Henry Art Gallery April 18 – August 23, 2009.
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit September 11 – December 27, 2009.
Curated by Henry Art Gallery Chief Curator Elizabeth Brown.
Henry Art Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
The exhibition is generously supported by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, ArtsFund, the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, the Danish Arts Council Committee for International Visual Art, and the Scan│Design by Inger & Jens Bruun Foundation. In-kind support is provided by Benjamin Moore and Hotel Max.
Featured artists: Ann Lislegaard
Image 1:
Ann Lislegaard.
Crystal World (after JG Ballard).
2005.
2-channel, 3-D animation with sound, 2 leaning screens. Installation view: How to Live Together – 27th Bienal de São Paulo.
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 2:
Ann Lislegaard.
Left Hand of Darkness (after Ursula K. Le Guin).
2008.
3-channel video installation.
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 3:
Ann Lislegaard.
Crystal World (after JG Ballard).
2005.
2-channel, 3-D animation with sound, 2 leaning screens. Installation view: How to Live Together – 27th Bienal de São Paulo.
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 4:
Ann Lislegaard.
Bellona (after Samuel R. Delany).
2005.
High resolution video projection, wood box screen, 4 speakers. Danish Pavilion, 51. Biennale di Venezia
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 5:
Ann Lislegaard.
Bellona (after Samuel R. Delany).
2005.
High resolution video projection, wood box screen, 4 speakers. Danish Pavilion, 51. Biennale di Venezia
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 6:
Ann Lislegaard.
Bellona (after Samuel R. Delany).
2005.
High resolution video projection, wood box screen, 4 speakers. Danish Pavilion, 51. Biennale di Venezia
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 7:
Ann Lislegaard.
Bellona (after Samuel R. Delany).
2005.
High resolution video projection, wood box screen, 4 speakers. Danish Pavilion, 51. Biennale di Venezia
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York.
Image 8:
Ann Lislegaard.
Untitled (Science Fiction_3114) (installation view).
2009.
Sound, neon element.
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York. Photo: Richard Nicol.
Image 9:
Ann Lislegaard.
Left Hand of Darkness (after Ursula K. Le Guin) (installation view).
2008.
3-channel video installation.
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy, New York. Photo: Richard Nicol.
Image 10:
Ann Lislegaard.
Ann Lislegaard: 2062 (installation view).
2009.
Photo: Richard Nicol.