By Sophie Lee
“700 Nights of Winter” by Li Hei Di
Where: Pippy Houldsworth
When: March 15 - April 20
Why It’s Worth a Look: A human leg seems to pop out of one of Li’s paintings; elsewhere, there is the hint of a half-hooded eye. In these semi-legible fields of color, the artist navigates her experiences of queer desire and acceptability. In a heteronormative society, these impulses are often obscured, but not lost entirely.
Know Before You Go: The exhibition also plays with the notion of a “pharmacopornographic regime.” The term was invented by philosopher Paul B. Preciado to encapsulate the unique crossover between the pharmaceutical and pornography industries.
