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Arillated: The 21c Pip Mobile
Monica Mahoney
"Arillated": The 21c Pip Mobile, 2005-2007
Glass gems, silicone, 1995 Lincoln Towne Car stretch limousine
Louisvillian Monica Mahoney is a full-time artist with a studio in Clifton. Her
paintings are in private collections across the country. She is also the creator
of Blind Spot, 2008 the
mirror mobile that made a splash at the 2008 Miami Art Basel. She is currently working
on a large scale painting series inspired by women walking in film.
Artist Statement
aril n. Bot. a fleshy seed cover often brightly colored to attract
animals that eat them and disperse the seeds.
pip n. 1. a small seed. 2. Slang. someone or something wonderful:Last
night was a pip. – v. 3. to break out from the shell, as a young bird.
"arillated" adj. having been covered with thousands of
red glass arilloid gems to resemble the interior of a pomegranate utilizing silicone,
caulk guns, putty knives, small fingers and patience.
Permanent Exhibitions
Arillated: The 21c Pip Mobile
Monica Mahoney
1995 Lincoln Towne Car stretch limousine
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In the Absence of Voyeurism 6 and 7
Sean Bidic
Public restroom video installation
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Text Rain
Camille Utterback & Romy Achituv
Video, projection software
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Untitled
Ivan Navarro
Light installation
Wallpaper commission
Virgil Marti