Based in LA, Sarah Cain makes large scale paintings and site-specific installations that focus on love, relationships, and a muscular form of femininity. This fall, CAM Raleigh invited Cain to take over its gallery, and the result is “The Imaginary Architecture of Love,” on view through January 3. For the project, Cain splashed, sprayed, and rolled vivid color on the walls, marked intermittently with floor to ceiling Xs, and placed a bunch of double beds (mattresses with box springs, no bed frames or wheels) in the center of the space.
I liked looking at Cain’s paint spattered walls while lying in bed, but the installation
seemed long on energy and short on ideas. The project might have been
more compelling in a smaller space; at this scale, the major focus
seemed to be on covering square footage and accessorizing here and there with paint-soaked towels, giant Xs (yes, kisses), and other trinkets. Still, I left feeling that “The Imaginary Architecture of Love” presents a young woman’s fantasy of love (and art): sort of messy, but super fun and not too complicated.
Bonus Video: A 2013 studio visit with Cain in her Highland Park home produced by MOCAtv.
“Sarah Cain: The Imaginary Architecture of Love,” CAM Raleigh, Raleigh, NC. Through January 3, 2016.
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I love it!
It's joyful, fun and colorful, so who needs ideas?
Lighten up Sharon.