Art

Francesca Woodman

Lauren Down | Thursday 2 December, 2010 20:44

From Space 2 Series Providence Rhodes’ Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery
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From Space 2 Series Providence Rhodes’ Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery

A retrospective encompassing 100 photographs taken by the enigmatic Francesca Woodman between 1970 and her untimely death in 1981, this exhibition explores but a snippet of the artists’ 800-strong archive. Rare coloured prints and other unseen photographs sit along aside familiar images of Woodman’s body, as she plays with sexuality, performance, furniture and fashion in carefully arranged compositions. Truly compelling, Woodman’s work often identified with the performative nature of photography, reflected in the blurred movement beneath cracked surfaces, off-kilter focuses and stunningly haunting shadows. Experimenting with her body as both the object of the gaze and the acting subject behind the camera, her work is perfectly brooding, flirtatious and beautiful. Until 22 Jan. Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, Angel, N1 7RW 020 7336 8109 victoria-miro.com

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