Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley
Priapus Agonistes, 2013
HD video with sound
15'9"
edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs
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'Priapus Agonistes' (2013) condenses elements of Greek drama and mythology with details of the church volleyball tournament that the artist remembers from her childhood. The Minotaur is re-imagined as a...
'Priapus Agonistes' (2013) condenses elements of Greek drama and mythology with details of the church volleyball tournament that the artist remembers from her childhood. The Minotaur is re-imagined as a lost daughter in a labyrinth in a gymnasium basement, her sacrifices coming in the form of members of the losing volleyball team. Like Jorge Luis Borges’ portrait of the Minotaur as antihero in The House of Asterion, the Minotaur of Priapus Agonistes is hopelessly lost in an environment of repetitive space, using the murdered sacrifices as landmarks to help her navigate a path to the lavatory.
Vimeo:
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Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/105231293
Password: PilarCorrias1
Exhibitions
FRONT Triennial, Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, 14 July - 30 September 2018.Mary Reid Kelley, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, 19 February - 29 March 2015
Mary Reid Kelley, Neuer Kunstverein Wien, Vienna, Austria, 26 September - 31 October 2014
Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz; University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York, New York, 22 Janary - 13 April, 2014
Mary Reid Kelley, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA), Boston, 31 July - 27 October 2013 Priapus Agonistes, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, California, 1 June - 6 July 2013