Western Front hosts Rosamunde Bordo's Magic Show, May 2 to July 25

Interdisciplinary works act as talismans, drawing on found postcards addressed to a woman named Denise

SPONSORED POST BY Western Front

Rosamunde Bordo’s Tarot in D-Minor, 2026. Video still courtesy of the artist

Western Front is presenting Magic Show, a solo exhibition by Vancouver-based artist Rosamunde Bordo, from May 2 to July 25.

This exhibition brings together new metal-cast, woodworked, glass-blown, and sewn objects, alongside video. These forms resemble clues or magical instruments, positioning detective and magician as corresponding frameworks for making meaning through intuition and association, iteration, and sleight of hand.

Magic Show builds on Bordo’s ongoing project The Denise File, an interdisciplinary work of serial-detective fiction started in 2018. It has evolved from a collection of found postcards addressed to a woman named Denise; with each chapter, Bordo responds by materializing objects, sourcing found items, and constructing installations.

In Magic Show, talisman-like works hold material, linguistic, and supernatural resonances, while also acting as evidence of Denise’s existence.

Magic Show is curated by Kiel Torres. An opening reception takes place May 2 from 5 pm to 7 pm; for more information, visit Western Front.

Post sponsored by Western Front.

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