Marcos Chaves
Laughing Mask
12 October – 24 November
Viewing hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Opening reception: Saturday, 11 October, 6-8pm
Butcher’s is proud to present Marcos Chaves’s first exhibition in England with the presentation of his video Laughing Mask (2005).
Laughing Mask is part of a series of three self-portrait mask videos by Chaves. Each questions the boundaries between the ‘reality’ of the artist as person / persona and the ‘fiction’ of the artwork, keeping both perceptions in play simultaneously. As with the most unnerving comedy, there is no laughter soundtrack – viewers are left to decide for themselves in which of the ambiguities to place their trust.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Marcos Chaves was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1961 and began his practice in the early 1980s. His work is characterized by the use of diverse media and openly moves between the production of objects, photographs, videos, drawings, words and sounds. Chaves has participated in individual and group exhibitions in Brazil and internationally such as Manifesta 7; the 4th Biennial of Havana; the 25th International Biennial of Sao Paulo; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo; NKB, Berlin; and Espace Topografie de l’Art, Paris. He is represented by Nara Roesler Gallery, Sao Paulo. For more information see:
http://www.marcoschaves.net
http://www.marcoschaves.net/videos/laughing_mask_en.htm
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