The Curse of Pygmalion (2012)

Mel Brimfield’s wide-ranging multimedia works draw on photography, experimental theatre, writing and painting to build alternative realities, using fake documents and records to bring to life a universe populated by Brimfield’s performances and collaborations with other artists.

Brimfield’s works were acquired through Testing Media, an Art Fund initiative set up with the Contemporary Art Society to support the acquisition of contemporary art in new or challenging media. Nineteen works have been acquired that highlight key moments in Brimfield’s career, from collaborative films created for past performances and meticulously drawn and painted posters for imaginary erotic magazines about Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, to five photographs recreating moments in the life of Jackson Pollock from the perspective of the canvas, a filmed music hall performance starring a fictional raconteur, and posters anticipating her 2015 exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield.

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