Than Hussein Clark
The Paintings of Selma Vaz Dias
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Theatrical premiere of Chamber Music for Europe (Nonent for Selma Vaz Dias) by The Writers Theatre Directors Theatre: September 8th 2019 at 8 pm, Flagey Studio 1
– The Paintings of Selma Vaz Dias –
Continuing his explorations of visual and theatrical economies and the queering of value, Than Hussein Clark presents a suite of nine paintings by the ground breaking Anglo-Dutch actress Selma Vaz Dias, unseen since the 1960s. Vaz Dias, known for her pivotal role in the early reception of both Jean Genet and Frederico García Lorca and the internationalisation of the English stage, was also a writer, producer, and political activist and began painting in the early 1960s until her death in 1977.
– Chamber Music for Europe (Nonent for Selma Vaz Dias) –
The exhibition will be followed by the premier of Than Hussein Clark’s newest theatrical work with the Director’s Theatre Writer’s Theatre. Drawing on the unpublished autobiography of Vaz Dias, ‘The Property Of…’, this new play addresses the actress’s pivotal and misunderstood role in the rediscovery of the Anglo-Dominican writer Jean Rhys, her proximities to the early histories of psychiatry, and her ground breaking work as a female producer of cultural material – plays, films, writings, and paintings.
With thanks to the estate of Selma Vaz Dias, The ensemble of The Director’s Theatre Writer’s Theatre – Henry Ashton, Markus Bernhard Börger, Steff Golding, Lisa Heinrici, Malwina Kajetańczyk, Valerie McCann, Luis Odriozola, Laura Schuller
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Guerlain Vitrine A for ‘Jewish Buereacrat’ and ‘The Unknown
Telephone Intruder!’ by Selma Vaz Dias
2019
Steel, enamel, acrylic, frame
55 × 63 × 120 cm
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Old Clown
1965
Oil and pastel on board
41 × 15,5 cm
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Dressing Room Door for Selma Vaz Dias
2019
Resin, brass, steel, enamel, door viewers, theatrical staging
2440 × 1220 × 2065 cm
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Guerlain Vitrine B for ‘Hitler’ and ‘Smug’ by Selma Vaz Dias
2019
Steel enamel, acrylic, frame
61 × 86 × 120 cm
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Cancellation Telephone Table
2019
Yellow Crowned Amazon parrot, resin, Bauhaus chair
85 × 125 × 95 cm
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Cancellation Telephone Table (detail)
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Lobby Bench for Selma Vaz Dias
2019
Brass, steel, acrylic, cold patina, enamel
305 × 50 × 65 cm
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What Have I Done?
1964
Oil and pastel on paper
132,5 × 94,5 cm (framed)
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Woman Suspended
1963
Oil and oil pastel on paper
107,5 × 77 cm (framed)
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The New Circus Recruit
1965
Oil on paper
132 × 87 cm (framed)
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Fallada
1963
Oil on paper
72,5 × 56 cm (framed)
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Self After Deep Ray Treatment - Tenerife
1976
Graphite on paper
107,5 × 72 cm (framed)
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The Devil And The Woman
1964
Oil on paper,
107,5 × 72 cm (framed)
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The Absinthe Drinkers
1965
Oil on polystyrene
87,5 × 65 cm
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Les Bonnes
1965
Oil on board
87,5 × 65 cm (framed)
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Parrot
1969
Gouache, charcoal and ink on paper
72,5 × 56 cm (framed)
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