Caitlin Berrigan: Jan 25

Initial Public Offerings (I.P.O.): Caitlin Berrigan
Friday, January 25, 7pm
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th St

From chocolates made in the shape of the protein structure of the hepatitis C virus to silicone objects cast from the negative space of a mouth, artist Caitlin Berrigan probes bodily systems and pathologies to create works that address the simultaneous medicalization and eroticization of the human form. The results, she says, are "quietly disturbing works of subtle humor and irony that speak to our violent and conflicted relationship to the body."

"Initial Public Offerings (I.P.O.): New Objects, New Audiences" features artists who engage, challenge, or rethink modes of creation, circulation, and scale. Each artist in the series is commissioned to develop multiples that will be made available--free of charge--to the Whitney's public audiences.

Free with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6-9pm.

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