AnOther Magazine: "This Haunting New Exhibition Explores Girlhood and Hysteria" (Alexandra Metcalf)

Olivia Allen, 5 June 2024

As her new show opens at Ginny on Frederick in London, Alexandra Metcalf talks about depicting notions of madness, domesticity and femininity.

 

'I’m obsessed with the history of madness,' explains Alexandra Metcalf, the artist behind the new show, 1st Edition, at Ginny on Frederick. 'From a young age it’s terrified and intrigued me.' In this exhibition, Metcalf blurs the boundaries between reality and fiction, creating an immersive collage of painting and sculpture, depicting notions of madness, domesticity and femininity.

 

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