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Mai-Thu Perret — Frozen Waves
Mai-Thu Perret

Frozen Waves

Frozen Waves by Mai-Thu Perret captures the artist's characteristic blend of utopian fantasy and material tension, suspending a sense of perpetual, arrested motion. The work evokes the paradox of something simultaneously dynamic and still, inviting viewers to contemplate the fragile boundary between energy and form. True to Perret's broader practice, it resonates with themes of feminism, collectivity, and the poetic transformation of everyday experience into something mythic.

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Under the Influence

December 10, 2014

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Mai-Thu Perret, Frozen Waves

Frozen Waves by Mai-Thu Perret captures the artist's characteristic blend of utopian fantasy and material tension, suspending a sense of perpetual, arrested motion. The work evokes the paradox of something simultaneously dynamic and still, inviting viewers to contemplate the fragile boundary between energy and form. True to Perret's broader practice, it resonates with themes of feminism, collectivity, and the poetic transformation of everyday experience into something mythic.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Art, Ethereal, Swiss, Water, Abstract, Minimalism, Contemporary

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