Lindsey Mendick: Sh*T Faced
Jupiter Artland is delighted to announce Lindsey Mendick as the artist for their 2023 season. Having previously collaborated with Jupiter at their acclaimed Jupiter Rising festival, Jupiter is thrilled to host Mendick鈥檚 first solo show in Scotland, which will be presented across all of Jupiter Artland鈥檚 galleries.
Lindsey Mendick鈥檚 work is one of confession, where taboo topics and uncomfortable truths are revealed with candour and humour. Her work is characterised by an intense attention to detail and verisimilitude, whereby everyday scenes 鈥� a nightclub, a kitchen, a bedroom 鈥� are expertly crafted in ceramic and staged in larger-than-life tableaux. Mendick is transforming Jupiter鈥檚 Ballroom Gallery and Steadings Gallery into a diptych of nightlife; one that draws inspiration from the gothic novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with all its troubling contentions of virtue, appearance, public shaming and masking. Like an anxiety dream come to life, there is a sobering mirroring of contemporary binge drinking culture and gender-based shaming presented in the work, although the anticipated judgemental tone is noticeably absent. By subverting the genre of morality tale, Mendick鈥檚 work opens a space where our public and private faces can be encountered without prejudice.
鈥淚鈥檓 so excited to be making my Scottish debut at the wonderful Jupiter Artland; I鈥檝e always been a fan of their programme. Many thanks to gorgeous Nicky and Robert Wilson for their love and support.鈥� Lindsey Mendick, Artist
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Jupiter Artland is delighted to announce Lindsey Mendick as the artist for their 2023 season. Having previously collaborated with Jupiter at their acclaimed Jupiter Rising festival, Jupiter is thrilled to host Mendick鈥檚 first solo show in Scotland, which will be presented across all of Jupiter Artland鈥檚 galleries.
Lindsey Mendick鈥檚 work is one of confession, where taboo topics and uncomfortable truths are revealed with candour and humour. Her work is characterised by an intense attention to detail and verisimilitude, whereby everyday scenes 鈥� a nightclub, a kitchen, a bedroom 鈥� are expertly crafted in ceramic and staged in larger-than-life tableaux. Mendick is transforming Jupiter鈥檚 Ballroom Gallery and Steadings Gallery into a diptych of nightlife; one that draws inspiration from the gothic novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with all its troubling contentions of virtue, appearance, public shaming and masking. Like an anxiety dream come to life, there is a sobering mirroring of contemporary binge drinking culture and gender-based shaming presented in the work, although the anticipated judgemental tone is noticeably absent. By subverting the genre of morality tale, Mendick鈥檚 work opens a space where our public and private faces can be encountered without prejudice.
鈥淚鈥檓 so excited to be making my Scottish debut at the wonderful Jupiter Artland; I鈥檝e always been a fan of their programme. Many thanks to gorgeous Nicky and Robert Wilson for their love and support.鈥� Lindsey Mendick, Artist
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