Natalie Frank and Rachel Mason's Surrealist Double Show at Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch

The double solo exhibition 'Face to Face' at Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch in Rome brings together American artists Natalie Frank (born 1980, Austin) and Rachel Mason (born 1978, Los Angeles). Frank's work draws on the bright colors, violent brushstrokes, and grotesque figures of the Co.Br.A group, combined with surreal and terrifying scenarios seen in her 'Superheroes' series and illustrations for the Brothers Grimm. Mason's videos address contemporary issues such as relationship anxiety ('Marry Me Mary'), despair ('Sunken Chest'), and a clownish mockery of US presidential candidates, with the artist herself performing. The show references Situationist détournement, the Co.Br.A movement, and Surrealism. The exhibition runs until June 25, 2016.