Virginia Overton
Untitled (Late Bloomer)
2021
Dodge Ram 150 pick-up truck, aquatic plants, water, teak, steel jack stands, rubber wheel chocks,
mirrored vanity plates, vinyl decal, rubber hose, water pumps and hardware
90 x 96 x 222 inches
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube, London
Images: Brian Pfister / Sculpture Milwaukee
Virginia Overton's work comprises installation and sculpture, often rooted in an intuitively guided mode of site specificity. Overton's installations are frequently performative, sometimes bisecting, dividing or joining the architecture of a space with works that become at once dramatic and minimal in feel. Untitled (Late Bloomer) is an examination of human relationships to both the natural and built environments; as the work evolves throughout the duration of the exhibition, it generates questions around intended use and ongoing use-value of objects, materials and space.
Milwaukee Public Library - Outdoor Northwest Corner
833 W Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233