
Heidi Herrera
Cataloguer
US$2,000 - US$3,000
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Cataloguer
Head of Department, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Provenance
Courtesy of the artist
Exhibited
Sweden, Konsthall Gallery
Artist Statement: Gio Black Peter is a New York based performance artist as well as an ardent visual artist. He examines text and subject, truth and fakery, rebellion and authority. His subversive work has quickly earned him a name in the downtown New York scene of young emerging artists who participate in today's dialogue about the deconstruction of high profile, white box presentation and the desire to raise art awareness. At the core of Black Peter's thinking is the idea that the life of art depends on the viewer's willingness to suspend his or her rational thoughts and play into the believability of lies and realistic falsehoods. Familiarity and a seductive aesthetic draw the viewer back to Black Peter's art—a visceral exploration of vulnerability and self-reflection.