IDA APPLEBROOG – THE ETHICS OF DESIRE
2015-05-25The exhibition title ‘The Ethics of Desire’ is a reference to Plato’s philosophical and ethical exploration of the many questions raised by our desires and the ways in which they shape our lives. Entering the gallery, the viewer is confronted by two multi-paneled works from Applebroog’s latest series, The Ethics of Desire. One is a six-panel work depicting nine women marching in a line, identically dressed in thigh high boots and silvery hats but otherwise completely nude. The image calls to mind illustrations of can-can dancers with legs kicked high into the air; but without the expected sensual and bohemian trappings of the can-can genre, Applebroog’s dancers appear rigid and programmed. In stark juxtaposition, the second multi-panel work at the beginning of the exhibition is a triptych portraying three naked women seated and crouched, their sex unabashedly exposed.
Exhibition runs through to July 31st, 2015
Hauser & Wirth
511 West 18th Street
New York
NY 10011
