Victoria Fu's Belle Captive video installations explore mediated reality in solo show and Whitney Biennial presentation
Victoria Fu's inaugural solo show at Simon Preston Gallery in New York took place from May 4 to June 7, 2014, and highlighted video installations Belle Captive II and Belle Captive III. Simultaneously, Belle Captive I was featured at the Whitney Biennial 2014 from May 7 to 11. These immersive projections utilize both time-based and light-based elements, resulting in non-narrative art pieces. Belle Captive II includes 16mm footage of sunsets and stock figures in motion, while Belle Captive III displays shapes in shades of sunset pink. The exhibition also presented a 16mm black-and-white film and a photographic piece. Belle Captive I offered projections across various walls with a mix of imagery, drawing inspiration from 1960s Pop art and Alain Robbe-Grillet's 1983 film.
Key facts
- Victoria Fu's first solo exhibition at Simon Preston Gallery ran from May 4 to June 7, 2014
- The exhibition featured two large-format video installations: Belle Captive II and Belle Captive III
- Belle Captive I was installed at the Whitney Biennial 2014 lobby from May 7 to 11, 2014
- Belle Captive II uses sunset footage on 16mm film and commercial stock footage of business-attired actors
- Belle Captive III is unpopulated, with abstract shapes projected onto wall and floor from a physical set
- The works are non-narrative, immersive digital projections overlaying time-based and light-based materials
- Fu's practice references Pop art and Alain Robbe-Grillet's 1983 film Belle Captive
- The exhibition included a 16mm black-and-white film and a photographic work
Entities
Artists
- Victoria Fu
- Alain Robbe-Grillet
Institutions
- Simon Preston Gallery
- Whitney Biennial
Locations
- New York
- United States