Glittering self-tanning lotions, “nude” stockings, white-out,
cotton twine – mundane materials from everyday life are what New York artist
Suzanne Broughel uses to make works that question post-racial fantasies and
colorblind dreams.
“Bleach Bronzed” is Broughel’s
first solo show at TPP and Puerto Rico in which she presents a series of
small sculptures and works on paper that transform ordinary consumer items into
reflections of our present moment: post Civil Rights, with the first Black U.S.
President, yet still lacking the true equality striven for in the social
movements of the 1960’s and 70’s. Using materials found in the aisles of
office supply outlets, dollar stores, and health and beauty chains, her
references range from the free-flowing cultural appropriation of “hippie” and
“New Age” styles to the stark cultural erasure inherent in gentrification. Read more
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| "White Liberal Hustler Trusts the Statistics", 2013. Skin bronzers, make-up, fingerprint ink on paper. 8.5" x 11" |
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| "White Liberal Hustler Watching the National Geographic Channel", 2013. Make-up, Wite-out, and fingerprint ink on paper. 8.5" x 11" |
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| "I Don't See Color, #1", 2013 Make-up and Wite-out on paper. 16.5" x 11.5" |
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| "White Liberal Hustler Loves Exotic Locales", 2013. Skin bronzers and fingerprint ink on folded paper. 8.5" x 11" |
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| Each work on paper comes with a "palette card". |
