A.K. Burns, What is Perverse is Liquid (NS 0000). 2023. Three-channel HD video installation (color, 5.1 sound), 35:54 minutes. Two projection screens, free-standing projection wall, plexiglass, sandbags, sand, rubber pool liner, and pennies. Installation view, A.K. Burns: What is Perverse is Liquid, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle. 2024. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Jonathan Vanderweit.
SEATTLE, WA.- This fall/winter, the Henry at the University of Washington presents a dynamic series of exhibitions featuring contemporary artists who explore themes of identity, perception, and agency. A.K. Burns’s What is Perverse is Liquid investigates feminist and queer perspectives through her Negative Space series, while Lucy Kim’s Mutant Optics employs innovative bioengineering techniques to examine racial perception. Tala Madani’s Be Flat uses dark humor to challenge societal norms, and Christine Sun Kim’s Ghost(ed) Notes addresses the politics of sound and visibility. Additionally, focused exhibitions from the collection highlight the transformative nature of light and the human form, offering a rich exploration of artistic expression.
A.K. Burns: What is Perverse is Liquid …