Overview

Hair has always been prominent in Patricia Piccinini's practice, both materially and conceptually.    A signifier of mammalhood, its presence (or absence) can also represent either femininity or masculinity, depending on its relationship to the body.

 

The prelude to this presentation, a series of new ink and gouache drawings about hair, will only just begin to prepare you for the fantastically joyful kinetic installation at the heart of her exhibition.

 

Works
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Energy Connection), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Energy Connection), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Cowboy Smile), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Cowboy Smile), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Blue Nest), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Blue Nest), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Flow of Life), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Flow of Life), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Nurture Cycle), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Nurture Cycle), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Birds of Paradise (Intimate Circle), 2026 gouache and ink on paper 22 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    Birds of Paradise (Intimate Circle), 2026
    gouache and ink on paper
    22 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Patricia Piccinini Centrifugal Love Landscape, 2026 synthetic hair, motors, fiberglass, chain dimensions vary
    Patricia Piccinini
    Centrifugal Love Landscape, 2026
    synthetic hair, motors, fiberglass, chain
    dimensions vary
  • Patricia Piccinini The Osculating Curve, 2016 silicone, fiberglass, human hair 21 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 11 3/4 in 54 x 72.1 x 29.8 cm
    Patricia Piccinini
    The Osculating Curve, 2016
    silicone, fiberglass, human hair
    21 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 11 3/4 in
    54 x 72.1 x 29.8 cm