Liz Glynn: RANSOM ROOM

<p>Liz Glynn’s work is engaged with the relationship between objects and narratives and how these narratives reflect politics and power dynamics. She studies the material cultures of the past to consider the ways in which objects embody, preserve, or challenge values and social systems, and she focuses on material artifacts to emphasize the fragmentary nature of our historical narratives. Thus, sculpture for Glynn is a mode of cultural production that always occurs within a historical, political, and social context. More so than most contemporary sculpture, one is inclined to think of Glynn’s objects as artifacts in the way that they embody or reflect the conditions in which they are made. They exist as products of her labor, but also as prompts and sometimes even as touchstones. They reference history and mimic historical artifacts, yet, through their humble materials and imperfect artisanship, question their own authenticity and ultimately the narratives that they denote…</p>