Marc Swanson's 20-Year Queer Assemblage Survey Opens
A new solo exhibition at an unnamed venue tracks two decades of Marc Swanson's queer assemblage art. Swanson transforms found materials—photographs, taxidermy forms, ornate frames—into original works that evoke faded glamor. His practice blends the lovingly crafted with the discarded, achieving a nostalgic yet unsentimental tone. Influences include Marcel Broodthaers's décors, window dressing, interior decoration, and the theatricality of 1980s drag, club kid, and goth scenes. The exhibition's title comes from a line in an unspecified source. Swanson's art reckons with love, longing, and survival in the present moment.
Key facts
- Marc Swanson is a defining voice in queer contemporary art.
- The exhibition covers 20 years of Swanson's work.
- Swanson uses made and found materials like photographs, taxidermy, and frames.
- His work is influenced by Marcel Broodthaers, window dressing, and 1980s subcultures.
- The exhibition title is drawn from a line uttered in an unspecified source.
- Swanson's art appears nostalgic and unsentimental simultaneously.
- The work conjures a faded glamor.
- The exhibition is a solo show.
Entities
Artists
- Marc Swanson
- Marcel Broodthaers