-
Jacqueline Surdell b. 1993
Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto), 2024Nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel chain and meat hooks165 (body) x 252 (pole to pole) x 7 inchesFurther images
Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto) draws on Giotto’s 14th century fresco of The Last Judgement in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy. Here, Surdell probes the question...Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto) draws on Giotto’s 14th century fresco of The Last Judgement in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy. Here, Surdell probes the question of who has authority and power in art historical discourse to mark the beginning of an artistic movement. The title, pulling from the creation story, offers the artist herself—or, more generally the self—as a new protagonist of transformative narratives.
