Fiona Connor's 'Broken Sleeps' Opens at Château Shatto, Los Angeles
Fiona Connor's showcase titled 'Broken Sleeps' is being held at Château Shatto in Los Angeles from September 9 to October 24, 2026. This exhibition marks a departure from Connor's previous focus on architectural replicas, featuring instead bed frames and tire tracks. In the main gallery, a chaotic arrangement of slender bed frames (all 2026), crafted from chipboard, wood composite, and bronze, are painted in a matte black finish, some appearing mangled or folded. The scale variations create a disorienting atmosphere, turning everyday sidewalk items into forms reminiscent of cages or torture devices. Accompanying this is Connor's 'Automobile Skid Mark' series (all 2026), graphite drawings that mimic tire marks on walls, highlighting urban peril. The exhibit delves into themes of transience and instability in a city marked by rapid vehicles and forsaken aspirations. Installation views by Paul Salveson.
Key facts
- Fiona Connor's exhibition 'Broken Sleeps' runs from September 9 to October 24, 2026, at Château Shatto in Los Angeles.
- The show departs from Connor's earlier one-to-one architectural replicas of Los Angeles, such as sidewalks and doorways.
- Dozens of spindly bed frames (all 2026) of varying sizes are arranged in haphazard rows or groups in the main gallery, with some in a smaller back gallery.
- Bed frames are folded, flattened, or mangled into spidery biomorphic forms; materials include chip board, wood composite, and bronze, all painted matte black.
- Scale shifts from a doll's bed on the floor to a full-sized frame perched upright like a monolith create a disorienting effect.
- The 'Automobile Skid Mark' series (all 2026) consists of striated graphite drawings made directly on walls, replicating tire marks from concrete road barriers.
- The exhibition evokes a psychological account of a city suspended between waking and dreaming, where impermanence and instability become an affective condition.
- Installation views are courtesy of the artist and Château Shatto, Los Angeles; photos by Paul Salveson.
Entities
Artists
- Fiona Connor
- Paul Salveson
Institutions
- Château Shatto
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States