Her Silhouette Returns

Oct 1, 2009–Feb 22, 2010, MoMA PS1

For P.S.1's lobby, she presents The Silhouette Returns (2009) which features elements in Sumi and India inks, cut paper, washes of color, and found objects like sequins, plastic fruits, and fake hair. For this installation - her brightest wall piece to date - the artist draws from the aesthetics of glam rock and the kitsch of The Rocky Horror Picture Show which is evident in the use of glitter and the vivid orange and yellow hues. The piece draws inspiration from the character, The Silhouette, in Alan Moore and David Gibbons' 1980s graphic novel Watchmen. As one of the original superheroes in the comic book series, The Silhouette is discriminated against and ultimately murdered for coming out as a lesbian.

As a whole, the work suggests links between myth, ritual, and high and low culture as well as connections between countries and continents. Like in past installations, she seeks to excavate and circulate buried narratives typically excluded from the official canon.