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Ana Prvacki

ANA PRVACKI

Stealing Shadows 1301PE 16 January–3 February 2016 Los Angeles
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1301PE is pleased to present the debut of Los Angeles-based artist Ana Prvački’s Stealing Shadows. Referencing, exploring and exploiting shadows with an imaginative and gently comedic approach, Prvački presents the stolen shadows of famous sculptural masterpieces without the presence of the original 3D object at a scale and angle befitting its location and site in the gallery.

“Shadows haunt and propel the spirit of today’s dematerialized art production and preoccupation with ephemera and mischievous urges. Stealing shadows of famous masterpieces is both tactical and economical. It is also in the spirit of the moon, changing with the time of day and season.” – Ana Prvački

Taken from her ‘inventory of ideas’ that was published in book-form for her concurrent solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, the stolen shadows in this exhibition are the first physical manifestation of Stealing Shadows. With this body of work, Prvački presents unique stolen shadows of such iconic sculptures as Michelangelo’s David, Marcel Duchamp’s bicycle wheel and Louise Bourgeois’ Spider. Each shadow can be customized to fit any given space and context with a variety of point sources. The value of each shadow is estimated at 1% of the original sculpture, based on the current market price.

Ana Prvački was born in former Yugoslavia and lives and works in Los Angeles. Her multi-facetted work has been exhibited, amongst others, at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, Documenta 13, Sydney Biennial 2007, Istanbul Biennial 2015. Solo exhibitions include the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Turin; Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore.

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About the Artist

Ana Prvački (b. 1976, Serbia) is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work draws on daily practices and social research. Her interventions are meant to transform the viewer’s perception and experience of daily life and routine, providing solutions to our everyday problems, worries, and fears. She explores social anxiety and the comedic potential of faux pas as well as the sociopolitical significance of welcoming the “other.” In her videos, services, concoctions and drawings, she uses a gently pedagogical and comedic approach in an attempt to reconcile etiquette and erotics. Prvački has produced a series of ideas catalogues (Ananatural Production catalogues) with the intention of filing and documenting her imagination. Some of the thoughts have been realized as performances. She has shown in numerous international venues including: SMART Museum (Chicago), Bloomberg (NY), Lombard-Freid Projects (NY), Art in General (NY), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea (Turin), Sydney Biennial, Singapore Biennial, the Turin Triennale and 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial.

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Founded by Brian Butler in 1992, 1301PE is a contemporary art gallery exhibiting significant Los Angeles based artists as well as internationally established and acclaimed artists. The gallery is known for its exhibition of significant work across mediums. Founded on the principle of promoting Los Angeles artists worldwide, the gallery has been located at its current location in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles since 1998.

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