Romancing the Anthropocene curated by Ivan Jurakic and Crystal Mowry

The Anthropocene, 2013

Caledonia Dance Curry - Brooklyn, USA
Swoon - Brooklyn, USA

Mixed Media Installation

Anthropocene Extinction, 2011
Photo: John Kennard

Caledonia Dance Curry (Swoon) is a street artist based in New York City. She is known for her wheat pasted art that appears across the world. They are often pasted in areas that interact with their physical space and the community where they exist.

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Caledonia Dance Curry, also known as Swoon, is known globally for her intricate wheat pasted paper cut outs and prints that have emerged throughout the streets of New York City and abroad over the past ten years. These pieces generally depict images of people who surround her in her daily life, people she meets during her travels, friends, and family. She takes inspiration from both folk art and historic sources, ranging from German Expressionist wood block prints to Indonesian shadow puppets. Her cut outs are often pasted onto deserted buildings and bridges playing with the natural environment of the work, taking into consideration the physical space and community where they exist.

A street artist, born in New London, CT and raised in Daytona Beach, FL, she holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute and is currently based in New York City. She has exhibited in galleries for nearly a decade and continues to exhibit her work internationally in galleries, institutions, and on the streets across the globe. Her artwork can be found in collections such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, and the Tate Modern, London.

Suitable for all ages

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Bay Adelaide Centre, 26 Temperance Street (Adjacent to the underground parking lot entrance)

This project is outdoors.