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Chloe Wise
BornDecember 6, 1990
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationConcordia University
Known forBread Bags
Notable workBagel No. 5
Websitewww.chloewise.com

Chloe Wise (born 1990) is a Canadian artist based in New York City. She is known for her artworks that take food as a theme. She works in sculpture, drawing, and video art and specializes in oil painting.[1] Wise became widely recognized in 2014 when actress Bobbi Menuez attended a Chanel launch event wearing Wise's sculpture, "Bagel No. 5," a realistic sculpture of a bagel with cream cheese adorned with a Chanel purse chain and charm.[2][3] The sculpture was believed to be a real purse designed by Chanel,[4][5][6] until it was revealed that the "bag" was part of a collection created by Wise.[7][8]

Early life and education

Wise was born in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in 2013, where she studied studio art and art history.[1][9]

Work

The Star of Larry David

Through diverse media, Wise often critiques consumer culture, commercialization, "ideas of 'wellness'", and the self-construction of identity.[10][11][12] Wise employs comedic, satirical, and self deprecating strategies while using references to art history, such as the pronkstillevens that inspired sculptures in her exhibition Of false beaches and butter money.[10][12] Wise considers 17th-century Dutch still lifes to be the "early modern equivalent of rap music."[10]

Wise's sculpture work also includes Quit Playing Games with my Nips, a sculpture of dice covered in pierced nipples made of latex, as well as Star of Larry David, a Star of David constructed from oil painted urethane casts of bacon.[8][13][14][15]

Bread Bags

In 2013, Wise began a collection of sculptures featuring different kinds of bread adorned with designer labels modeled after various It bags.[8] The sculptures were made out of urethane and oil paint and finished with a designer label or charm along with straps to make it look like a functional bag or purse.[3] The collection began with a play on the Louis Vuitton "baguettes," in which Wise created a bread mold of a baguette out of urethane and then painted it with oil paints to resemble a real loaf of bread. She then drilled into the sculpture to add straps and a Louis Vuitton charm.[8] The collection also includes a Prada backpack made of a sculpted, braided challah loaf titled Ain't No Challah Back Girl, and another piece with a sculpted bagel with cream cheese completed with a Chanel chain and charm called Bagel No. 5.[16][17]

In an interview with Lucky Magazine, Wise stated that the idea for the collection stems from the notion that: "Bread is a symbol of status and wealth (think 'the breadwinner' or the use of the term 'dough') and these 'it' bags connoted status in the early 2000s..." Wise goes on to explain: "I wanted to show the parallels between the idolatry for luxury items in fashion with the equivalent importance of the commodity in the art world."[18]

In October 2014, Wise lent Bagel No. 5 to actress India Menuez to wear to the Chanel No. 5 film launch event.[19] The "bag" was believed to be a real Chanel purse by onlookers and various news outlets. Soon after, it was revealed that Wise had created the sculpture as part of her 2013 collection.[2][4][5][6][18]

During her interview with Lucky Magazine, Wise comments on the fashion industry's reaction to her sculpture: "Part of me dislikes it because I want to be clear that these are art objects and not fashion pieces, but on the other hand I think it's pretty funny that I was able to prank the fashion world and obtain that kind of viewership."[18] The sculpture was later sold as part of the art auction at the RxArt's 14th annual benefit party.[20]

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2019 – Tennis Elbow, The Journal Gallery, New York, United States [21]
  • 2019 -- And Everything Was True, HEART Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark
  • 2019 – Not That We Don't at Almine Rech, London
  • 2018 – Coast Unclear Seeks Rained Parade at Galerie Sébastien Bertrand, Geneva, Switzerland [22]
  • 2017 – Of false beaches and butter money at Almine Rech, Paris, France[23]
  • 2017 – Cats not fighting is a horrible sound as well at Division Gallery, Toronto, Canada[24]
  • 2017 – Cats not fighting is a horrible sound as well at Galerie Division, Montreal, Canada[24]
  • 2015 -- Full-Size Body, Erotic Literature, Retrospective Gallery, Hudson, New York
  • 2015 – That's Something Else, My Sweet at Galerie Sébastien Bertrand, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2015 – Pissing, Schmoozing, and Looking Away at Division Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • 2015 – Pissing, Schmoozing, and Looking Away at Galerie Division, Montreal, Canada

References

  1. ^ a b "Chloe Wise". DIScrit 89plus. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Lindsay Putnam (17 October 2014). "The 'bagel bag' is now a thing, selfies go 360 and more". New York Post. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Jeanette Settembre (15 October 2014). "Carb couture: This 'Chanel' bagel bag is good enough to eat". New York Daily News. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "How Can We Buy This Chanel Bagel Clutch Right Now?". Racked. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b Maura Brannigan (October 2014). "A Chanel Bagel Purse Now Exists". Lucky Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b Tyler Atwood. "Chanel Debuts Bagel Bag, Much To The Shock Of Its Gluten-Free Clientele". Bustle. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. ^ Stephanie Chan (15 October 2014). "These 5 Bags Are Making Us Hungry". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d Rachel Lapidos (16 October 2014). "Artist Chloe Wise on Her Chanel Bagel Purse and Pranking the Internet". Bullett. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Artist Chloe Wise On Nipples, Drake and Clip Art". Oyster Magazine. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Chloe Wise". frieze.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  11. ^ "Chloe Wise | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  12. ^ a b Tora, Baker (21 March 2019). "Amusing portraits by Chloe Wise that poke fun at contemporary culture and the concept of 'self'". Creative Boom. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  13. ^ Sarah Cascone (8 March 2014). "The Final Brucennial Opens With Beer, Bacon, and Bullish Performance Art". ArtNet News. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  14. ^ M.H. Miller (7 March 2014). "Ladies' Night: On the BHQF's Record-Breaking Last Brucennial". Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Chloe Wise". Almine Rech Gallery. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  16. ^ Michael Kaminer (17 October 2014). "'Chanel' With a Schmear". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  17. ^ Gina Marinelli (15 October 2014). "Why You Won't See The Chanel Bagel Bag On The Runway". Refinery29. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  18. ^ a b c Maura Brannigan (October 2014). "The Creator Of Chanel's Infamous Bagel 'Purse' Also Made A Prada Challah Backpack And Louis Vuitton Croissant Crossbody". Lucky Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  19. ^ Perrie Samotin (17 October 2014). "The Chanel Bagel Bag Everyone's Talking About Isn't Actually Chanel". StyleCaster. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  20. ^ Julia Wolkoff (17 November 2014). "Derek Blasberg, Bill Powers and Others Support KAWS at 2014 RxArt Party". Art in America Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  21. ^ https://www.thejournalinc.com/gallery/events/chloe-wise
  22. ^ "Best of 2018: Chloe Wise "Coast Unclear Seeks Rained Parade"". www.juxtapoz.com.
  23. ^ Newell-Hanson, Alice; Moroz, Sarah (5 September 2017). "chloe wise is turning america's food fetish into art".
  24. ^ a b Eckardt, Stephanie. "In Chloe Wise's New Clubhouse, There Is Both Lacroix and Lasagna". W Magazine.
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