Puppies Puppies' Green Ghosts Performance Transforms Overduin & Co Gallery into Intimate Living Space
From November 18 to December 16, 2017, Puppies Puppies presented Green Ghosts at Overduin & Co in Los Angeles, where she, her spouse Forrest, and their dog resided in the gallery, relocating their home belongings inside. Instead of a conventional press release, texts composed by Forrest were displayed, sharing their viewpoints. A significant piece, First underwear, first toy, our carpet (Blue)(Yellow)(Green) (2017), showcased blue and yellow underwear alongside a blue vibrator on green carpet tiles. Forrest disclosed that Puppies Puppies is undergoing a transition from male to female. The exhibition also featured blue estrogen pills mounted on a wall, facing a green iteration of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Untitled (Perfect Lovers) (1991), and alluded to popular culture phenomena such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
Key facts
- Puppies Puppies performed Green Ghosts (2017) at Overduin & Co in Los Angeles
- The exhibition ran from 18 November to 16 December 2017
- The artist, her husband Forrest, and their dog slept in the gallery with their apartment contents
- Forrest wrote typed texts posted in the gallery instead of a press release
- Puppies Puppies is transitioning from male to female, described as a creative act
- The installation included a green version of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Untitled (Perfect Lovers) (1991)
- Domestic items were mostly green, blue, or yellow, with intentional chromatic slippages
- The show referenced mass-media like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings
Entities
Artists
- Puppies Puppies
- Forrest
- Chris Burden
- Marina Abramović
- Dawn Kasper
- Lucas Samaras
- Tracey Emin
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Institutions
- Overduin & Co
- Whitney Biennial
- ArtReview
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States