Giant Robot New York
437 E 9th St
212.674.4769
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Jen Corace
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Nov 17, 2007 – Dec 6, 2007
Mondays–Thursdays (1–8:30pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (noon–9pm)
Sundays (noon–7pm)
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Note: There is a reception for the artist on Sat Nov 17 (6:30-10pm).
Jen Corace's illustrations of melancholic little girls hew to the particularly enchanting strain of cute-with-claws art popularized by Yoshitomo Nara and the creators of Ugly Dolls. Like Nara's knife-wielding kiddies, there's something ever-so-slightly off about Corace's sweet-looking lasses. While the muted colors on brown paper are warm and inviting, a closer look reveals something rather sinister — like a girl's head inside the mouth of a fuzzy bear. The result is a body of work that you'll want to keep looking at over and over, or, hopefully, buy for your apartment. The good news is that, unlike at most other New York galleries, you might actually be able to afford the art at Giant Robot.
