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We Put The Unction Into Erectile Dysfunction: Guy Oliver

Past exhibition
24 November 2022 - 14 January 2023
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Guy Oliver, Hey, It’s Fine, 2022
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Guy Oliver, Hey, It’s Fine, 2022
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Guy Oliver, Hey, It’s Fine, 2022

Guy Oliver

Hey, It’s Fine, 2022
Watercolour on paper
24 x 32 cm
9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.
Unique
Photo: Corey Bartle-Sanderson. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington.
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Guy Oliver, We Put The Unction Into Erectile Dysfunction, 2022
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Guy Oliver, We Put The Unction Into Erectile Dysfunction, 2022
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Guy Oliver, We Put The Unction Into Erectile Dysfunction, 2022
A man with his head in his hands stares desolately to the floor just outside the frame, observed by a woman in bed. Rendered in a delicate wash of pale...
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A man with his head in his hands stares desolately to the floor just outside the frame, observed by a woman in bed. Rendered in a delicate wash of pale watercolour, this work forms part of a series that constitutes a high concept idea of recreating very recognisable, generic staged photos that are used as a shorthand to reference male sex problems: the mainstay of "so-called" agony aunt articles.


Guy Oliver’s new body of work continues his long-standing interest in exploring issues of male identity, notions of failure and the concept of the tragi-comic, delving into the sometimes uncomfortable subjects of embarrassing ailments that tend to affect men and their fragile egos. By recognising the repetitive nature of these stock poses Oliver moves beyond their intended sincerity, to draw out their gestural comic value.


This unique work, painted in watercolour on paper, decisively harnesses delicate fragility, to reflect the narrative of the threatened male ego. It is framed in a white frame.

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Exhibitions

We Put The Unction Into Erectile Dysfunction, Brooke Benington, London (2022)

Literature

Artnet Feature: The Fragile Male Ego Is Explored in a New London Show Confronting Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss, and Body Image by Emily Steer (online)

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