Never Been Intimate
2014, February 27 – March 31
press release
In Tayeba
Begum Lipi’s first solo show in London,
the
Bangladeshi artist presents works that
exemplify
her very literally cutting-edge artistic practice.
Running
from 27 February – 31 March 2013, Never Been Intimate
will
be on show at Pi Artworks, London
after
debuting at the gallery’s Istanbul location in late 2013,
also
marking the artist’s first show in the Turkish capital.
Overlapping panels of shiny silvery metal take shape as everyday items,
Overlapping panels of shiny silvery metal take shape as everyday items,
encompassing
a bath tub, baby pram, picture frame, woman’s handbag
and
even a bra in what at first appears to be a smooth, tantalising and luxurious
surface
– as if each item were encased in its very own
suit of expensive armour.
Closer
inspection, however, exposes a deadly beauty as each metal panel reveals itself
to be a razor blade, the light reflecting off
its honed edges.
Meanwhile,
as the eye focuses on a bikini seemingly comprised of soft gold mesh,
one
finds that it is instead made up of a matrix of tightly woven safety pins,
the points of each mercifully encased in the
catch.
Pi ARTWORKS London
55 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EG
Tel:+44 207 637 8403
Pi ARTWORKS Istanbul
İstiklal Cad. Mısır
Apt 163/4 Galatasaray
Tel: +90 212 293 71
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