Melissa Steckbauer : solo exhibition
Opening Thursday 22nd of April at 6:30pm / prolonged to the 12th of June 2010
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Opening Thursday 22nd of April at 6:30pm / prolonged to the 12th of June 2010
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The VAN DER STEGEN gallery is pleased to announce Melissa Steckbauer’s first solo exhibition in France. Entitled Half Camp, the exhibition presents an unrestrained depiction of fantasies and sexual practices using paintings, pictures and installations.
Big Red, 2009,
acrylic and tape on paper, 16,75 x 20 cm
acrylic and tape on paper, 16,75 x 20 cm
The word “camp”, used in the title, holds several meanings giving the possibility for the viewer to understand the exhibition works in different ways. It is an adjective that may be used to designate something out of date; something esthetically overdone or a someone with a very feminine attitude. The sentences « It’s so camp ! » or « he’s so Camp ! » therefore tend to convey a demeaning judgment and one which is often unqualified.
For Melissa Steckbauer, a person can only be half camp or part camp. The works selected for this show emphasize this idea, choosing sex as a topic for demonstration. They take the viewer to the heart of human nature, where “camp” individuals have chosen each other to overcome personal limits and share desires.
credit : Abel Llavall-Ubach