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Niki Singleton
Chimera Bad

2014

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Acrylic, oil, paper collage, car side mirror, branches, chimes, rag, clock radio (Instructions: Press “on” button on side of radio to turn on. Tune to suitable station) A painter, sculptor, and installation artist, Niki Singleton draws on both popular culture and mythology in order to create works that simultaneously reference human history and comment on contemporary culture. Singleton’s work is variable, ranging from colored abstract compositions to surreal gestural works created in an expressionist style. Her subject matter reflects this flexibility as well: her works are just as likely to feature friends performing in local spaces as they are to depict grand compositions riddled with social commentary. Born in Vancouver, Canada, to African and European parents, Niki is now based in Brooklyn.
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