EXILES OF THE SHATTERED STAR high-definition video , widescreen 16:9, 30 minute loop, 2006 Installation view: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden RELATED TEXT The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image by Kelly Gordon (catalogue essay, Hirshhorn Museum) Kelly Richardson: The Radiant Real by David Jager (Canadian Art magazine feature) The Man Who Fell to Earth by Raul Zamudio (catalogue essay, Beijing 798 Biennale) Peril, Glee by John Massier (catalogue essay for monograph) Perpetual Anticipation by Crystal Mowry and Kelly Richardson (interview for monograph) A peaceful apocalypse by Gary Michael Dault (review, Globe and Mail) Fiery missiles on a restful day by Peter Goddard (review, Toronto Star) Photo credit: Kelly Richardson, Exiles of the Shattered Star, 2006 Installation at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2008 Photo: Lee Stalsworth |
Exiles of the Shattered Star presents a beautiful countryside showered with what appear to be remnants of another place. Inhabiting a place between fantasy and reality, Exiles of the Shattered Star evokes trepidation and fascination in equal measures. RELATED PODCAST Kelly Richardson in conversation with Kelly Gordon at the Hirshhorn Museum PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo, NY) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, D.C.) Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montreal, Quebec) |