Susie MacMurray at Danese Corey Gallery

Susie MacMurray’s stately ‘Medusa,’ dignifies the maligned mythological character by refashioning her imposing figure in a beautiful surface of tiny, interlocked copper rings. (At Chelsea’s Danese Corey Gallery through May 21st.)

Susie MacMurray, Medusa, handmade copper chain mail over fiberglass and steel armature, 72 x 96 x 96 inches, 2014 – 15.
Susie MacMurray, Medusa, handmade copper chain mail over fiberglass and steel armature, 72 x 96 x 96 inches, 2014 – 15.

Susie MacMurray at Danese Corey Gallery

British artist Susie MacMurray is known for elegant sculptures and installations created by repeated use of one material or form.  At Danese Corey’s new space on 22nd Street in Chelsea, she fashions household gloves into a regal dress, juxtaposing beautiful refinement and hard work (through Oct 12th).  

Susie MacMurray, A Mixture of Frailties, household gloves turned inside out, calico and dress form, 2004/2013.