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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



BEATRICE TO HELL AND BACK 
A MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION BY ARTIST SUZY KELLEMS DOMINIK


On view at Showfields New York through Spring 2021




Showfields New York presents Beatrice To Hell and Back (2014) a multimedia installation by artist Suzy Kellems Dominik on view at the 11 Bond Street location through spring 2021.
The artwork illustrates cantos selected from Dante Alighieri’s La Nuova Vita and Divine Comedy from 1295 referencing the moment when Dante defines Beatrice as “beatific,” not because of who she is, but how she mirrors what he feels about himself. Kellems Dominik turns the original plot on its head: between Dante and Beatrice only one succeeds in shedding the literal and metaphoric chains of hell to reach for the star. In this re-imagination, Beatrice emerges the victor.
Beatrice To Hell and Back is a facet of Kellems Dominik’s continuous exploration of her own emotional autobiography, a traumatic modern love story with a historical soul. The centerpiece of the multimedia installation is a gilded sculptural goat, the artist’s alter ego poetically objectified.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Showfields New York 11 Bond Street, Manhattan
Monday-Sunday12pm until 7pm
*COVID-19 safety protocols enforced.See below for details.
Follow the artist on Instagram at @suzykellemsdominik for updates on upcoming programming and new bodies of work.
For press inquiries please email Ellie Hayworth. 

About ShowfieldsShowfields brings together the most interesting objects and products from an international roster of brands, creatives, and designers. This year, the curatorial vision inspires wanderlust, inviting an audience of mission-driven global citizens to reimagine holiday traditions and to interrogate contemporary spirituality across geography and generations.

In this spirit and considering the present cultural moment, Beatrice to Hell and Back plunges the viewer on an other-worldly journey into the depths of hell wherein they are challenged to assess their own traditions, imposed and otherwise. Through self-awareness and self actualization, we are called to emerge to Paradise with eyes wide open.


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Ellie Hayworth | ellie@hayworth.co