
Sebastien Agneesens is a riot of candy-hued balloons suggestive of the sensual sea creatures in the original. Unlike Hokusai's nearly 200 year-old print, the thousands of balloons that make up the show are an ephemeral medium; Hackenwerth sees the shrinking and shriveling that occurs as a "process of transformation metaphorically similar to our own short lives." More info and a flyer,
after the jump.
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
19 May-23 July 2006
Diesel Denim Gallery
68 Greene Street
New York, NY 10013 map