Patty Carroll’s Anonymous Women series set to debut during Shanghai’s 2010 Biennale.
CHICAGO, IL, October 12, 2010— The Fine Arts College of Shanghai University will feature the artwork of renowned Chicago photographer, Patty Carroll, during the 2010 Shanghai Biennale. Carroll’s series, “Anonymous Women,” includes 33 photographs of faceless figures draped in striking fabrics, and will be on display from November 6-18, 2010. Carroll currently teaches digital photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. Her work is well known for her visual play on domestic objects and their relationships to women. Shanghai University’s main gallery space is located in the arts and cultural epicenter of Shanghai at M50, a converted industrial complex home to China’s most influential galleries and innovative exhibition spaces. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, November 6 at 6 pm; admission is free.
“Making a home, whether through physical renovation or an internal sense of comfort, remains a constant, universal issue for many women. As a woman artist, I am addressing the double edge of domesticity; the home as a place of comfort, or a place where decoration becomes an obsession, and the woman merges with her domestic interior to become almost invisible,” Carroll comments. Carroll artistically plays with ideas behind home decor, providing humor, solace and dread. “Although the trappings shown here are specifically western-style textiles from various eras, I am hoping that they will translate into all cultures,” Carroll adds. “Perhaps this work will offer the chance for women anywhere to both laugh and cry at their domestic situations.”
