The Eternal Struggle (4ever21)

Eri King
"The Eternal Struggle (4ever21)", 2017
Pastel, acrylic, pencil, ink on paper
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
Gift of the artist
2017.37.001

Item Description:
A framed drawing of a couple in silhouette walking across the field of clouds. The faces of Disney’s Snow White and her prince can be seen kissing in the gap between the two figures. Their bodies are covered with overlapping drawings of much smaller people engaged in dramatic action - gesturing fiercely, holding one another, and so on. All of these figures may be familiar from various classical paintings, most prominently Michelangelo’s Last Judgment. The word “Forever” is written on a pair of buildings that hover in the sky above the cloud field.

Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Eri King reframes banal, unnoticed, and repetitive actions through a series of conceptual processes, increasing the visibility and perceived value of these collective everyday rituals. Previously a resident of Las Vegas, King co- founded 5th Wall Gallery and Project Space in the former Emergency Arts building. She has exhibited at MCQ Fine Art and the Cosmopolitan’s P3 Studio, Las Vegas; and CP Projects Gallery and Miranda Kuo Gallery, NY. UNLV BFA 2011. (DKS)