Artist: Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen Title: Hair Ball #3, 2016 Archival digital print on Epson Premium Lustre paper, 6 x 9 inches Edition of 10, signed and numbered by the artist Photography by Anders Sune Berg Costume Design by Lise Kitten Description: This limited edition print is part of a series produced by Critical Distance featuring original artwork by exhibiting artists. Working primarily through performance, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (b. 1970, Manilla) utilizes her medium to explore issues such as historical heritage, identity, gender and socio-cultural roles. Cuenca has shown extensively, including The Danish Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale (IT), Tate Modern (UK), Performa 09 (USA), and Brooklyn Museum (USA). Note: this image is black+white (the purple cast is from the photograph — we are working to colour…Find out more
Crossing the Line Exhibition Catalogue Curator: Earl Miller Artists: Jeannette Ehlers and Patricia Kaersenhout, Søren Thilo Funder, Jens Haaning, Maj Hasager, Tina Helen, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen. Genre: Exhibition catalogue 49 pages, softcover, 6″ x 9″ ISBN 978-0-99-599823-0 Description: Exhibition catalogue produced in conjunction with Crossing the Line, curated by Earl Miller and featuring work by Jeannette Ehlers and Patricia Kaersenhout, Søren Thilo Funder, Jens Haaning, Maj Hasager, Tina Helen, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen. Crossing the Line is a timely and provocative survey of contemporary Danish art curated by Earl Miller. Recognizing the transnational nature of much recent art from Denmark, the exhibition asks: Can a nation define itself culturally by looking beyond its traditional borders? Often boldly political, the work of the nine featured emerging and…Find out more
In her works Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen often takes her Danish (fathers side)-Filipino (mothers side) background as a point of departure. She is born in Manila in 1970 and in 1978 her family moved to Denmark. Cuenca gathers, adapts, and universalizes her narratives in both a critical and humorous approach in regards to issues such as identity, culture, religion, gender and social relations.Find out more
Jeannette Ehlers and Patricia Kaersenhout, Søren Thilo Funder, Jens Haaning, Maj Hasager, Tina Helen, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen Critical Distance is pleased to present Crossing the Line, a timely and provocative survey of contemporary Danish art curated by Earl Miller. Recognizing the transnational nature of much recent art from Denmark, the exhibition asks: Can a nation define itself culturally by looking beyond its traditional borders?Find out more