"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
"Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers," detail (1999-2000)
"Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers," detail, 1999-2000
Glass and ceramic mosaic, dimensions variable. Installation view: New York MTA, 66th Street Station. Photo by David Reynolds.
© Nancy Spero, courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York.
Glass and ceramic mosaic, dimensions variable. Installation view: New York MTA, 66th Street Station. Photo by David Reynolds.
© Nancy Spero, courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York.
"I have my stars. The dildo dancer is one, and so are the ancient Egyptians and the musicians. They occur and re-occur. The musicians can be playing or dancing, either for a melancholy or happy occasion, and in a procession. I do a lot of storytelling, but it’s without a real narrative."
- Nancy Spero
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