Three American Artists in London Explore Animism and Subjectivity in Solo Exhibitions

Will Corwin's exhibition 'Mt. Zion' at George and Jørgen from May 4 to May 27, 2012, presented sculpture blending indexicality and portent, using Mormon history and evolutionary anthropology. Cast hydrocal approximations of Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis fossil, were displayed with MDF supports. The show referenced Jon Huntsman Jr.'s faith and Joseph Smith's discovery of golden tablets. Corwin's work also related to his residency at The Clocktower in New York, where 'Auroch's Library' (2011) featured a chess board used by American masters. Pascual Sisto's first exhibition at Seventeen, 'FILL_IN_THE_BLANKS' from March 29 to May 5, 2012, curated by Attilia Fattori Franchini, included sculptures, videos, and prints exploring order and entropy. 'Untitled (crate)' (2012) merged shipping container stability with Penrose tiling patterns. Videos like '28 Years in the Implicate Orders' (2005) showed red balls bouncing in a parking lot, while 'No Strings Attached' (2007) depicted a violently thrown chair. Trisha Baga's exhibition 'Rock' at Vilma Gold from April 5 to May 19, 2012, featured video installations like 'Plymouth Rock' (2012), referencing the Mayflower Pilgrims' landing site with objects such as a Chinese restaurant menu and abstract paintings. 'Hard Rock' (2012) used projections on Americana icons like a cardboard tepee and Jack Daniels bottle. These shows collectively questioned distinctions between human and inhuman agencies through animism and subjectivity.