Installation View: Davina Semo, Fubar, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, December 8, 2016 – January 14, 2017
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"LEAVE TOMORROW," SHE URGED, "HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING?", 2016; pigmented, reinforced concrete, stainless steel pipe, broken auto glass, hornady shells; 47 3/4 x 35 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
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"LEAVE TOMORROW," SHE URGED, "HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING?" (detail), 2016; pigmented, reinforced concrete, stainless steel pipe, broken auto glass, hornady shells; 47 3/4 x 35 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
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THE MORE SHE SPOKE THE MORE SHE FELT SHE WAS SOFTLY SPLIT IN TWO, 2016; painted metal folding chairs, steel pipe and plate; 18 x 38 x 18 inches
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“THEY’VE BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR MONEY,” SHE SAID, “THEY GENUINELY BELIEVE THEY’RE ENTITLED TO IT”, 2016; blackened steel, expanded steel, blackened steel kubaton keychains, mirror; 60 x 60 x 1 1/2 inches
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“SORRY KIDS”, 2016; cast bronze; 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 9/16 inches. Edition of 10
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WE STRUGGLED TO GET INFORMATION OUT OF HER, BUT FINALLY A CLEAR PICTURE EMERGED, 2016; painted metal folding chairs, steel pipe and plate; 18 x 38 x 12 inches
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BUT I ALSO FELT, BEHIND HER OLD HABITS, A PAIN THAT BOTHERED ME, 2016; blackened cast bronze, dyed hemp rope, clapper; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 diameter, variable height
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MY MIND WANDERED LIKE THAT, ALL AFTERNOON, WITH DISCONNECTED THOUGHTS, 2016; pigmented, reinforced concrete, stainless steel mesh, cutouts from metal folding chairs, socket-head bolts; 46 x 36 x 1 1/2 inches
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I’D FOUND SOMETHING NEW TO WORRY ABOUT, SOMETHING THAT I COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT, 2016, pigmented, reinforced concrete, stainless steel mesh, cutouts from metal folding chairs, socket-head bolts; 48 x 36 x 1 1/2 inches
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I’D FOUND SOMETHING NEW TO WORRY ABOUT, SOMETHING THAT I COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT (detail), 2016, pigmented, reinforced concrete, stainless steel mesh, cutouts from metal folding chairs, socket-head bolts; 48 x 36 x 1 1/2 inches
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SHE LOOKED THROUGH HIS THINGS, CAREFUL TO LEAVE EACH AS IT HAD BEEN, 2016; pigmented, reinforced concrete, mica, stainless steel mesh glove; 9 x 6 x 1 7/8 inches
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WE DON'T WIN ANYMORE, 2016; powder-coated steel chain; 8 x 8 feet
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I SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE RUNNING, AND WHEN THEY WERE RUNNING (detail), THEY WERE SCREAMING AND YELLING, 2016; cast bronze, dyed hemp rope, clapper; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 diameter, variable height
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BUT SHE COULDN’T CONTROL HER RESTLESSNESS, SHE WANTED TO BREAK THE RULES, 2016; cast bronze, dyed hemp rope, clapper; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 diameter, variable height
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SHE SAID NOTHING, SHE SIMPLY HELD A CLOSED FIST UP IN THE AIR, 2016; cast bronze, dyed hemp rope, clapper; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 diameter, variable height
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SHE WOULD WALK INTO THE STREET FORGETTING WHO SHE WAS AND WHERE SHE LIVED, 2016; cast bronze, dyed hemp rope, clapper; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 diameter, variable height
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