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Mercury 20 Gallery
April 9 - May 16, 2015Info
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http://www.mercurytwenty.com/
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(510) 701-4620
Reception
April 18, 2015 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Leah Markos: "float" series, detail (2015) upholstered cushion foam, sizes vary, (photo by the artist)
Leah Markos: Standard Indications
Standard Indications is a new installation by conceptual artist Leah Markos that connects back to her 2013 solo show Pennants, but with new territory, and a more playful aesthetic. Battles over ownership, power, and pride take place in an ice-cream-parlor atmosphere. Transparent acrylic flags, slightly menacing, but anchored and adorned with color and patterned bits, cheerfully evoke notions such as empty patriotism, national identity, and the comfort of living with (or without) the pomp and pride of tribalism. Upholstered cushions in shapes of states and countries manage to blur and define border lines simultaneously. Markos' stylized animal parts, branded with decorative candy-colored flag icons, may be pawns in the sweet little wars we watch from our comfortable armchairs. www.leahmarkos.com Leah Markos is a virtual native of the Bay Area. Her BFA was largely focused on painting and drawing, but she has been magnetically and irrevocably drawn to creating sculptural works and installations for the past decade.