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Cate Giordano: After the fire is gone
Microscope is very pleased to present the first solo exhibition at the gallery by Cate Giordano, After the fire is gone, as the culmination of a three-year long project in moving image, sculpture and installation based on the life of Dolly Presley, a persona created and performed by the artist.
The exhibition is an installation centering around a just completed 33-minute single-channel video of the same title in which a New York City diner waitress 鈥� in a Dolly Parton wig and makeup and Elvis Presley mutton chops and jumpsuit who is prone to breaking into songs 鈥� finds herself in a love triangle, forced to choose between her insurance salesman husband Anton and her true love Clayton, a silent drifter who has suddenly resurfaced. The latter two are also performed by Giordano.
The video plays across more than a dozen vintage TV鈥檚 each featuring a separate and looping scene from the work. Sets from the movie are reinstalled throughout the space, dense with detailed objects and sculptures 鈥� made from wood, plaster, wax, papier-m芒ch茅 and other materials 鈥� that appear in or expand upon the scenes and other elements of the piece.
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Microscope is very pleased to present the first solo exhibition at the gallery by Cate Giordano, After the fire is gone, as the culmination of a three-year long project in moving image, sculpture and installation based on the life of Dolly Presley, a persona created and performed by the artist.
The exhibition is an installation centering around a just completed 33-minute single-channel video of the same title in which a New York City diner waitress 鈥� in a Dolly Parton wig and makeup and Elvis Presley mutton chops and jumpsuit who is prone to breaking into songs 鈥� finds herself in a love triangle, forced to choose between her insurance salesman husband Anton and her true love Clayton, a silent drifter who has suddenly resurfaced. The latter two are also performed by Giordano.
The video plays across more than a dozen vintage TV鈥檚 each featuring a separate and looping scene from the work. Sets from the movie are reinstalled throughout the space, dense with detailed objects and sculptures 鈥� made from wood, plaster, wax, papier-m芒ch茅 and other materials 鈥� that appear in or expand upon the scenes and other elements of the piece.
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