"In Kris Kuksi's "Leda and the Swan," the mythical woman sits nude and slightly less voluptuous than Rubens and Cézanne's versions of her. In this mixed-media assemblage, the mother of Helen of Troy is surrounded by cities that literally rise above her and more that are flipped upside down. Train tracks crumble. Armies go to battle. Severed heads hang from the trees that loom over the scenes."
"On Leda's leg is the swan that is really Zeus in disguise. From a distance, this hulking piece on a gallery wall is a simple retelling of an ancient tale. Up close, the chaos of civilizations unfold, an unfathomable amount of anachronistic stories told with tiny toys, figures, and other odds and ends. Antiquity in the Faux, Kuksi's solo show at Mark Moore Gallery in Culver City, California, features nine new works."
Kris Kuksi constructs dense mixed-media assemblages that layer mythological, historical, and anachronistic elements using miniature found objects, toys, and figures. His work Leda and the Swan depicts a nude Leda surrounded by inverted and elevated cities, crumbling train tracks, battles, severed heads, and a swan representing Zeus, revealing complex narratives at close inspection. The solo exhibition Antiquity in the Faux at Mark Moore Gallery includes nine works varying in size but uniformly packed with detailed components. Kuksi composes scenes with baroque, hard-edged intensity and meticulous attention to tiny parts, creating chaotic yet cohesive visual symphonies.
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