On view at Ivester Contemporary: Paintings by Denise Prince
March 1 - April 5, 2025
Informed by perfume and product advertisement, Prince’s newest body of work asks about the limits of beauty. She seeks to discover how far it can accompany us, even into chaos, and still remain beauty. It is hopeful work. The sense of disorganization in the works is softened by a sweetness of color and moments of humor, offering a seductive yet uneasy visual language. Prince suggests that while we may have shifted from the imagined safety of bygone eras, we are travelers through a fantastic portal that remains manageable.
Although Prince began her artistic career as a painter, she moved into other mediums for many years, believing she had yet to find a reason compelling enough to fully commit to painting again. With Lacquer Panique, she returns to her first love with renewed focus and intent, embracing painting as a medium worthy of deep engagement.
Prince is an Austin-based American artist working in film, photography, and performance. Influenced by critical theory at CalArts in Los Angeles, she has worked closely with clinical philosopher and psychoanalyst Charles Merward since 2007. Her work has been analyzed and interpreted by psychoanalysts from the World Association of Psychoanalysis, exhibited internationally, and featured on PBS Television and in Vogue Magazine.
Ivester Contemporary Gallery Hours:
Tuesday 10 AM–5 PMWednesday 10 AM–5 PMThursday 10 AM–5 PMFriday 10 AM–5 PMSaturday 10 AM–5 PMSunday Closed