Piers Secunda “ISIS Bullet Hole Paintings”
Opens September 7th in Indianapolis
A solo exhibit featuring works by British artist Piers Secunda opens the fall season in Indianapolis. Secunda is a painter and sculptor who has traveled around ISIS-ravaged parts of the Iraq with the help and protection of the Peshmerga (Kurdish soldiers), and more recently with the support of the Iraq Culture Minister, the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, and the Iraqi army. The purpose of Secunda’s travels is to make molds of ISIS inflicted damage from ancient artifacts and buildings, to “capture the texture of geopolitical violence, with a focus on the destruction of culture”. Secunda superimposes the ISIS damage on casts of ancient objects – creating an unsettling impression that the ancient works have been shot and smashed. Secunda’s process has been called a “carefully crafted record of cultural violence” which “opens a chilling window into the widespread destruction of historical and cultural artwork.” The exhibit opens September 7 and runs through October 26. Join us for the opening reception on September 7 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm and meet the artist!

The exhibit is sponsored by Conrad Indianapolis. The opening is sponsored by the Conrad, Evan Todd Salon & Spa, and Pattern Magazine.