Western Front unveils new exhibition Wishing on My Falsies, January 11 to April 5
Works by collective A Maior and multidisciplinary artist Katayoon Yousefbigloo draw inspiration from the myth-making potential of playing dress-up
Katayoon Yousefbigloo’s Security Uniform (Glove), 2024. Photo courtesy of the artist
A Maior’s Fall/Winter, 2023-24. Photo courtesy of the artists
Western Front presents Wishing on My Falsies, an exhibition by collective A Maior and multidisciplinary artist Katayoon Yousefbigloo, from January 11 to April 5. An opening reception with a live performance from Yousefbigloo will take place on January 11 from 5 pm to 7 pm.
Wishing on My Falsies explores the myth-making potential of playing dress-up. Inspired by the superstition of wishing on fallen eyelashes, the exhibition title reinterprets this ritual through a synthetic channel for desire, reflecting A Maior and Yousefbigloo’s interest in the aspirations and delusions that drive modes of self-fashioning.
Images from a seasonal lookbook by A Maior are scaled up as billboard-sized wallpapers. These bookend an installation by Yousefbigloo featuring a video and a collection of bootleg merchandise that expands on her P.L.U.R.O.M.A. lifestyle brand.
Wishing on My Falsies is presented with support from the Audain Foundation. More information is at Western Front.
Post sponsored by Western Front.
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