Kinkead Contemporary
6029 Washington Blvd
310.838.7400
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Heather Cantrell, A Study in Portraiture (Laura Howe), 2008, Courtesy of Kinkead Contemporary
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June 20, 2009 – Aug 15, 2009
Tuesdays–Saturdays (11am–6pm)
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Los Angeles-based photographer Heather Cantrell lays elaborate groundwork for her seemingly fresh and casual portraits. Employing props, costumes, and references to both Western art history and tribal ritual, she deconstructs the mechanisms of portraiture, subverting the genre's claims to truth and accuracy in the construction of identity. Her work is both profound and transparently DIY; she further lays her process bare as she transforms one of the gallery's rooms into a functioning portrait studio, in which she'll practice her craft before a live audience throughout the exhibition's run — volunteers wanted.
