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Ulises

  • Lozano, David

Published: 2008

Media: Leather, latex, stainless steel, cotton fabric

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Abstract

Ulises, Gaseous Body is a series of works that speak to the vulnerability of the body. The installation recreates spaces from the men’s sauna Ulises, a cruising site that peaked in popularity during the 1990s and remains active today.

The wall features a photograph of the sauna’s lockers, intervened with latex torsos, towels, and condoms. The towels come from the sauna itself and are treated with mineral pigments to leave traces of transient, fugitive, and fragile bodies. The mask, for its part, “refers to the body subjected to forces of desire—to the instant, the limit, and the risk of the warrior.” Taken as a whole, the work pays tribute to the victims of the AIDS epidemic.

Citation

Lozano, David. 2008. 'Ulises'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/en/art/ACOL022/

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Artwork

Ulises

  • Lozano, David

Published: 2008

Media: Cuero, látex, acero inoxidable, tela de algodón

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Artwork

Ulises

  • Lozano, David

Published: 2008

Media: Couro, látex, aço inoxidável, tecido de algodão

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Resumo

Ulises, corpo gasoso é uma série de trabalhos que fazem referência à vulnerabilidade do corpo. A instalação recria espaços da sauna masculina Ulises, local de cruising que teve seu apogeu nos anos noventa e que ainda continua ativo. O muro apresenta uma fotografia das cabines da sauna intervencionadas com torsos de látex, toalhas e preservativos. As toalhas provêm da mesma sauna e são intervencionadas com pigmentos minerais para deixar traços de corpos transitórios, fugitivos e frágeis. Por sua vez, a máscara “faz referência ao corpo submetido às forças do desejo, ao instante, ao limite e ao risco do guerreiro”. Em seu conjunto, a obra presta homenagem às vítimas da epidemia da aids.

Citation

Lozano, David. 2008. 'Ulises'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/pt/art/ACOL022/

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