DOCUMENT JOURNAL
Wax, fire, and the Getty name
Photography by Hayden Sahli. All photographs courtesy of the artist and VIDOUN. Text by Alessandra Gómez
At her L.A. Frieze Week exhibition, 'Mirror of Influence,' heir and artist Kendalle Getty's provocative works literally dissolve, exploring her journey from rejecting her famous surname to reclaiming it through art
In the fleeting span of three days during L.A.’s Frieze Art Week, Kendalle Getty’s latest exhibit Mirror of Influence unfolded within the intimate confines of a Los Angeles villa. Her latest body of work merges an eclectic mix of materials and forms: figurative sculptures cast from candle wax, ornate mirrors etched with pop lyrics, and crystal-encrusted chairs that echo the principles of hostile architecture. The artist frequently works between poetry, sculpture, and music, reworking pop iconography through a feminist lens, often using herself as subject.
