"I think of you often. I do, you were wonderful, you still are." – Ellen Cantor, The Cinderella Syndrome, 1994 

PARTICIPANT INC is honored to present early works in sculpture and painting by Ellen Cantor, with works ranging from 1982 to 1994, the period prior to her relinquishing object making to pursue the work for which she became most well-known, wall drawing and video. Taking its title from a series of snapshots of a shirt bearing this text that Cantor used frequently in drawings and as the invitation image for her 1997 exhibition at Galerie Drantmann in Brussels, Lovely Girls Emotions presents a selection of rarely seen works that provide insight into Cantor’s overall storytelling practice, culminating in her feature film, Pinochet Porn. The exhibition will be accompanied by a presentation of Cantor’s collected ephemera related to the censorship of the exhibition Oh Pain Oh Life at Helmhaus Zurich in 1995, which also contributes themes to the film. 

 

Ephemera Office Enterprises:

Ellen Cantor, Oh Pain, Oh Life at Helmhaus, Zurich, October 1995

ELLEN CANTOR EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS: 

Lovely Girls Emotions is part of a series of concurrent exhibitions, public programs, and screenings featuring the work of Ellen Cantor, scheduled throughout Fall 2016 in New York City. Exhibitions will also take place at 80WSE Gallery, Maccarone, and Foxy Production, with public programs hosted by Skowhegan and a screening of video works presented at Electronic Arts Intermix. The world premiere of Cantor’s film Pinochet Porn (2008–2016) will take place at The Museum of Modern Art. This unprecedented collaboration between organizing venues and the Estate of Ellen Cantor seeks to open dialogue surrounding Cantor’s multifaceted and groundbreaking work.

Sep 7–Nov 12, 2016
Ellen Cantor: Are You Ready For Love?
80WSE Gallery | NYU

Sep 9–Oct 16, 2016
Coming To Power: 25 Years of Sexually X-Plicit Art by Women
Organized by Pati Hertling and Julie Tolentino
Maccarone


Sep 11–Oct 23, 2016
ELLEN CANTOR
Foxy Production

Sep-Nov, 2016
Public Programs Series
Skowhegan Space

Oct 5, 2016
Ellen Cantor: Screening
Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
6:30pm

Oct 31, 2016
Modern Monday: Ellen Cantor's Pinochet Porn
Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Museum of Modern Art
7pm