Christine Dean: From Straight to Gay and Back Again

Overview

Christine Dean is the alter ego of Christopher Dean, an artist working across two genders over a period of four years. This exhibition at Alaska Projects will look at the spectrum of gender codes and the two problematic polarities of male and female.

Curator Daniel Mudie Cunningham came up with the idea of pairing Dean’s early career pink monochromes with a later suite of multicoloured text paintings. In particular, the monochrome is loaded with gender-based assumptions; the colour pink is typically identified as feminine, while the monochrome style of painting is part of a masculinised history of modernism. One thing is for sure: these vibrant works will brighten up your favourite grey cement gallery.

Stop by for the opening night on July 8 and you can also check out Christmas in July – a group show that will unpick the superficial and sincere aspects of this loved and loathed festive gathering.