Exhibition Information

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installation view

installation view

			Richard Kennedy likens dance to painting without a brush. If so, the painting itself is the trace taxidermy of dance upon the surface of the canvas. He grooves and moves about to a playlist of techno music in his studio, dancing with the canvas as his partner, the brush creating layer upon layer. Text too, is layered upon the canvas, created in a variety of typography, size, and words around the canvas. The final touch is put with different size swipes on the canvas, obscuring his work (opera) with a layer on top, creating a veil or barrier for the message between the spectator and the painting. The words layered into Kennedy's paintings are terms used by queer communities and are intentionally abstract to avoid media censorship. It is a language that is whitewashed and at times obfuscated. The artist's elaborate and laborious approach to painting also works as a metaphor of sorts for the language spoken by the community.