1. A day in an Archive
THE WOMEN’S ART COLLECTION
T U E S D A Y 2 6 TH F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3
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MODULE: PERFORMING THE ARCHIVE
2. Lucy X Exaqua
On September 18th 1983, at 13B Bubye Hill Road,
Camberwell, SE5 8QF Lucy X Exaqua took to a small
register office to marry her piece of art. Many people
asked for the deep and meaningful reason Lucy
explains she did it one because she could and two to
poke fun at Modern Art.
On the actual day Lucy had no brides maids
because she didn't have time to paint them
and her register and best man (Life) where
both cardboard cut outs.
The page boy was Louis Mayes
3. The Groom
The Groom was a post card stand,
He included famous art piece
from around the world and a little
of her own work all displayed on
card form.
4. The speeches
On the day the speeches
from the art pieces were
recorded and played back
again to display
embodiment. Where as the
father of the bride speech
is created solely to make
her look good.
5. Lucy’s art turned in to Vows
To the sides are
pictures of Lucy's
artwork that she has
imposed a wedding
image and words on.
Although designed to
be an accompanying
instillation myself
and Leah discovered
if they are place in a
certain order they
make beautiful
wedding Vows.
O picture, o concept, o picture, o paint, o desperate little picture, art my little
freedom heart, o painting, o sincerity, o painting, o concept, o creativity, o true
invitation, my true art my spouse.
6. Symbol’s of a wedding
Though out the day Lucy had made arrangements to ensure that the event felt like a really
wedding by including stereotypical objects know to be found at weddings, however every object
had her own interpolation involved.
The rings – on the day Lucy exchanged wedding rings with her groom but the two rings where
engraved to personalise them and remind everyone of the purpose of this wedding. Lucy’s just
read Lucy whereas her grooms read art.
The cake- every wedding has to have cake, however as this wedding is not real in the court of
law then neither was the cake. Instead Lucy make 200 pieces of plastic cake for the guest to
keep.
7. Lucy and her Artwork
Below are photographs of Lucy and other piece’s of her art work that where
present at her wedding. Many of the pieces involved with the wedding where
transported to a art gallery right after the wedding for auction.
8. She made it national
Lucy was never really interested
in making an artist statement
she carried out this wedding as
a way of making fun of art.
However even with this in mind
Lucy’s project made the
national papers as being an
artist statement and something
key or an influence for other
modern art pieces. Lucy’s states
she has no deeper meaning
behind her piece but if someone
at a later date finds something
she would love to know it.
9. Things that tickled me
Included in the box of images , newspaper clippings and wedding objects where
the following things that I found funny.
Part of the service order
includes the future plans
where Lucy already states
she plans to divorce her
art work. Although there is
no meaning behind this I
am sure I could find one.
Secondly the budget for
the day is also included
which outlines a cheque
that she sent for cake and
it bounced, I found it
interesting that this is
something she choose to
mention.
10. Wedding Bella’s
The second artwork I looked at was the wedding Bella’s, the project that I sure was
a collection of photographs transformed into a calendar. The concept of this
project was to question to issue surrounding marriage and entrapment. Many
women marry away from there home country so have to leave to live with there
man but what do you do if he lives you, stay or go home? This project looked at the
women who stay because they believe the county they are living in is as much there
home as there mans so why should he make them live.
11. Where to go from here? What are the areas of
study I wish to continue with?
After spending time in the archive and looking at the
file on Lucy x Exquada I am now really interested in
the concept of marry for the sake of marriage.
I am also interested in the concept of when you do
marry how far do you go for your groom or bride, do
you cross seas, cross reality in to imagination and if
they live you want then
From this study I would like to look further into how
far do we go for the sake of marriage and is marriage
really worth it.
