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Tour of Candice Lin’s “Lithium Sex Demons In The Factory” with Summer Guthery
October 14, 2023 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Canal Projects introduces “Lithium Sex Demons in the Factory,” the inaugural New York solo show for Los Angeles artist Candice Lin. Our tour will be hosted by Artistic Director Summer Guthery. This project, a collaborative effort between Canal Projects and the 14th Gwangju Biennale, involves the recreation of a lithium battery factory as a site-specific installation. This endeavor seamlessly extends the artist’s persistent exploration of themes of globalization, intricate trade networks, the nature of materials, and the dynamics of labor.
Canal Projects is a nonprofit, women-led contemporary art institution dedicated to supporting forward-thinking international artists at pivotal moments in their careers. Through production, exhibition, research and interpretation of this work they foster artistic practices that challenge and reflect the current moment.
Candice Lin has gained recognition for her innovative use of diverse materials: from tea and cactus tinctures to fungi and deceased bats—accentuating their unique characteristics, such as scents and flavors. Lin repurposes presentation techniques commonly linked with anthropology and natural history, investigating their colonial narratives. Her work has been exhibited at Portikus, Frankfurt (2018); Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2017); Bétonsalon—Center for Art and Research, Paris (2017); Human Resources, Los Angeles (2017); New Museum, New York (2017); SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York (2017); Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (2016); and Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles (2013), among others. She is the recipient of several residencies, grants, and fellowships, including a California Community Foundation Award (2014), Fine Arts Work Center Residency (2012), Frankfurter Kunstverein Deutsche Börse Residency (2010), and Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (2009).
Thank you to ArtTable NY Chapter Member Diana McClure for initiating this program.
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- ArtTable Member Guests – $20
- Public – $25
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This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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Image: Candice Lin, Lithium Sex Demons in the Factory, 2023. Installation view, 14th Gwangju Biennale (Apr 7 – Jul 9, 2023). Commissioned by the 14th Gwangju Biennale and Canal Projects. Image courtesy the artist, François Ghebaly Gallery and the Gwangju Biennale Foundation. Photo: glimworkers.
About the Curator
Summer Guthery is the Artistic Director of Canal Projects, a new non-profit organization in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. Prior to this she was the Director of JOAN, a not-for-profit exhibition space focusing on emerging and underrepresented artists and the Curator of Performance and Public Programming at LAXART in Los Angeles. In 2013 & 2011 she was the Assistant Curator of Performa Biennial 2013 & 2011. Her writing can be seen in Frieze, Artforum, ArtReview, and Art in America. Guthery received an M.A. from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.
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