February 1 – 28, 2012
Opening: Thursday, February 2, 6–9 p.m.
THE RED HEAD GALLERY
401 Richmond St. W., Suite 115
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
T: 416.504.5654
Email: art@redheadgallery.org
www.redheadgallery.org
Hours: Wed–Sat 12–5 p.m.
The Red Head Gallery will be hosting an opening for ‘ANNA,’ a video and photo installation by Andrea Cooper, touted by The Globe and Mail as “one of the shows to see” in 2012 (“Art that Avoids the Apocalypse“).
“From the moment of birth, people are sought then unfurled. The second a child is pushed from the womb they become objects of prey.” A 12 – minute experimental video performed by the artist in an abandoned barn, ANNA explores predator-prey relations, and defines the moment when prey becomes predator.
Inspired by women who have gone missing or are lost, ANNA is a haunting performance about hope and addiction. The character creates an allegorical, seductive poem about death and disappearance.
Andrea Cooper is an international media artist with a Masters in Visual Studies from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Concordia. www.andreacooper.com