Liv Schulman's Video Narratives Challenge Capitalism and Gender at A plus A Gallery

The exhibition at A plus A Gallery in Venice features Argentine artist Liv Schulman's video works that deconstruct language, identity, and capitalism through alternative narratives. The show opens with an emoticon, symbolizing the tension between communication and misunderstanding. Works include 'Le Goubernement,' which recuperates stories of lesbian, queer, and trans artists in Montparnasse from 1910 to 1980; 'L’Obstruction,' about a protagonist failing at social acts due to machismo; 'A somatic play,' exploring borders through fictional customs officials; and 'Polis Polis,' filmed in a Swedish police station, analyzing the fetishization of uniforms. Schulman creates a new syntax for video, rejecting linear storytelling and fixed characters. In an interview, she discusses the interplay of text and performance, the local nature of irony, and the role of textiles as metaphors for narrative threads. She sees language and sexuality as forms of capitalist economies, advocating for alternative fantasies to reshape reality. The exhibition runs at A plus A Gallery, Venice, 2020.