1.4.21 – 1.5.21
Ilana Harris-Babou’s work is interdisciplinary; spanning sculpture and installation, and grounded in video. She speaks the aspirational language of consumer culture and uses humor as a means to digest painful realities. Her work confronts the contradictions of the American Dream: the ever unreliable notion that hard work will lead to upward mobility and economic freedom.
Feeling Better
In Feeling Better, I will continue my exploration of the wellness industry. In particular, I’ll be looking at online fitness courses and health gurus. I’m interested in who gets to be “well,” and the ways structural inequities are often framed as individual decisions in the US.