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New York, NY (Uptown) - Andrew Roth is pleased to present a new artist’s book and exhibition by Leigh Ledare.
Composed in its entirety of photographs, written anecdotes and ephemera, Leigh Ledare’s first book, Pretend You’re Actually Alive, is a searingly intimate investigation of the artist’s relationship with his mother, a once-promising prodigy ballerina.
Both a revealing family album, and an unfolding of the relationship between Ledare and his muse/mother, Ledare’s photography and video work involves creating strategies to navigate the themes embodied within this extraordinarily complex relationship. Pretend You’re Actually Alive can be viewed as an archive of a mother and son’s shared, private moments amidst the desperate attempts to renew her identity as a dancer – this time working as a stripper in a club beside her parents’ apartment. Pretend You’re Actually Alive is also a mapping of Ledare’s mother’s efforts to commodify herself –initially through her precocious childhood talent, later through her overt sexuality, and eventually through the portrayal of herself as an archetypal victim – in efforts to find companionship, attention, financial security, and a benefactor before her youthful, marketable currencies expire.
Pretend You’re Actually Alive is foundational to Ledare’s continuing investigations around portraiture, issues of authorship, collaboration, performance, authenticity, and an ongoing inquiry into the ways in which personal boundaries complicate subjectivity.
Pretend You’re Actually Alive is published in an edition of 1000 slipcased copies. A limited edition of ten copies will come with a unique slipcase and a collaboratively created photograph made by Ledare and the purchaser of each limited edition book.
Leigh Ledare lives and works in New York. He will receive his MFA from Columbia University this spring. This exhibition is presented in cooperation with Rivington Arms Gallery.
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Dates: April 10, 2008 - June 14, 2008
Days of Week: Tuesday-Saturday
Target Audience: General Audience
Venue Information
Roth Gallery
160A East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
Contact Phone: (212) 717-9067
Hours: Tues-Fri10-5 pm; Sat 12-4 pm
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