Project Description

Josephine Meckseper evokes an apocalyptic retail environment within this
installation of chromed car wheels, mannequin legs and oversized posters of luxury
items and oil rig explosions. In her film, images from the 1980s television shows
Dynasty and Dallas are juxtaposed with an unsettling acid-house soundtrack,
creating a context for a renewed debate on offshore oil drilling. The large area rugs
based on keffiyeh scarves serve as seating arrangements to view the artist’s film,
while the mirrored ceiling brings the means and politics of display into focus.

Courtesy of the artist and Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York. Co-commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation

April 2011