Société Presents ‘charades’ | A Solo Exhibition By Marianna Simnett
Explore Marianna Simnett's provocative solo exhibition 'Charades' at Société. Delve into power, masquerade, and ritual with Marianna Simnett's art.
SOCIÉTÉ is pleased to announce a solo exhibition with the British-Croatian artist Marianna Simnett . In Charades, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, Simnett delves into the fluid boundaries between individual and collective behavior in new works that explore notions of masquerade, power, and ritual. Drawing on mythology, social rituals, and rites of passage, her new video, paintings, and sculptures evince a deep fascination with ever-shifting presentations of the self, which manifests in flamboyant, macabre displays that flout social taboos and expectations. The works’ frequent invocation of theatrical elements and techniques underscore the underlying tension at the heart of performative excess–its ability to disrupt established norms and recuperate space for difference, while also being weaponized to deceive, manipulate, or obscure.
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