Vikky Alexander in Galleries West

February 16, 2023

The Mall: Kitsch and Class Collide in Exhibition About West Edmonton Mall

By Megan Klak

Turn a corner in West Edmonton Mall and you might stumble across a replica of the Augustus of Prima Porta, the Vatican Museum’s statue of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. Arm raised, hip cocked, the statue is completely out of place, yet also right at home.

Artists have had an uneasy relationship with the mall since it opened in 1981, feeling both attracted and repelled by its excesses, sometimes at the same time. This tension is apparent in The Mall, a group show on view at the Mitchell Art Gallery in Edmonton until April 1. It includes work by 10 artists and spans some three decades.

Vancouver artist Vikky Alexander’s four Citachrome images from 1986, West Edmonton Mall
#1 through #4, beckon viewers with bisecting diagonal lines, chrome railings and mirrored walls. Fragmented reflections of passersby commingle with palm fronds in the mall’s fake jungle. Taken from a high vantage point, the images’ tilting angles echo those of surveillance cameras. This is a space to view and be viewed, where shoppers are part of the spectacle. […]

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For more information about Vikky Alexander please contact the gallery:

info@coopercolegallery.com

+1.416.531.8000

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