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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Jereann and Holland Chaney.
Winged Victory
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Jereann and Holland Chaney.

Winged Victory

Artist E.V. Day (American, born 1967)
DepartmentContemporary Art
Date2002
MediumRed sequin dress, organza gloves, synthetic eyelashes, acrylic nails, monofilament, hardware, and mirror-polished steel base
DimensionsVariable dimensions: 115 × 92 × 100 in. (292.1 × 233.7 × 254 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Jereann and Holland Chaney
Object number2024.5.a-c
Copyright© E.V. Day
DescriptionFragments of red, sequined material suspended in space with a complex system of monofilament. The sculpture is suspended between the ceiling and a round mirrored base.Label TextThe shimmering shreds of this red sequined dress evoke the elegance of an evening gown and the theatricality of drag. E.V. Day examines icons from popular culture and art history to challenge established notions of femininity. She is best known for her ‘Exploding Couture’ series of deconstructed women's garments that are suspended in the air, appearing frozen in motion. This work takes inspiration from the well-known Hellenistic sculpture ‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace’ (ca. 190 BC), which is a personification of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Las centellantes retazos de este vestido rojo de lentejuelas evoca la elegancia de un vestido de noche y la teatricalidad del drag. E.V. Day examina iconos de la cultura popular y la historia del arte para retar nociones preestablecidas de feminidad. La artista es más conocida por su serie ‘Exploding Couture’ (Alta Costura Explotando) en la que prendas femeninas son desconstruidas y suspendidas en el aire aparentando estar congeladas en movimiento. Esta obra toma inspiración de la famosa escultura helenística ‘La Victoria Alada de Samothracia’ (alrededor de 190 B.C.), la cual es una personificación de Nike, la diosa griega de la victoria. (LSM, 2024) ProvenanceHenry Urbach Architecture, New York; Private Collection, Houston, TX; by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2024.Exhibition History"Exploding Couture, Sanguine Sisters," Barbican Centre, London, May 23, 2023Published ReferencesEve Kahn, "Extreme Art," in Art + Auction, September 1, 2008.

E.V. Day, "Coming Apart at the Seams," in V Magazine, Vol 21, January/February 2003.
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