Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley
The Thong of Dionysus, 2015
HD video, sound
9'27"
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs
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'The Thong of Dionysus' (2015) ends Mary Reid Kelley's long-running exploration of self-deception, betrayal, and family. The delusions of love are central to this last film. Sent into the Labyrinth...
'The Thong of Dionysus' (2015) ends Mary Reid Kelley's long-running exploration of self-deception, betrayal, and family. The delusions of love are central to this last film. Sent into the Labyrinth to destroy the monstrous Minotaur, the hero Priapus falls in love with her, and dies. The marriage of Ariadne to the wine god Dionysus, celebrated by Titian, takes a darker interpretation here. Dionysus and his supporting cast of Maenads advocate throughout the film for the dissolution of the self in wine and revelry.
Voicing and acting every character herself in a feat of transformation and endurance, the culmination of the trilogy marks the end of Mary Reid Kelley's significant update to these ancient themes.
Voicing and acting every character herself in a feat of transformation and endurance, the culmination of the trilogy marks the end of Mary Reid Kelley's significant update to these ancient themes.
Exhibitions
FRONT Triennial, Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, 14 July - 30 September 2018.The humours, The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), Melbourne, 7 October – 16 December 2017
The Minotaur Trilogy, Arratia Beer, Berlin, 12 March - 16 April 2016
MIXTAPE 2016, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London. 22 February - 12 March 2016
Hammer Projects: Mary Reid Kelley, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 23 - September 27, 2015