ICE TIME, Amanda Ross-Ho’s current solo exhibition, at ILY2 draws upon her formative years as a competitive and theatrical figure skater in the 80s and 90s. Using this as a formal departure point and a tracking device, ICE TIME outlines parallels between the variable logics of arenas that present, record, accumulate, and erase gestures (rink, table top, studio, gallery). Skins, surfaces, and corporeal forms are explored for their response to pressurized and formulaic systems of training and inscription. The body is invoked as a tool, a material, a witness, and a unit of collateral damage.
In conjunction with the exhibition ILY2 is pleased to announce a forthcoming conversation between Ross-Ho and writer and curator Catherine Taft at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). The conversation will take place Monday, October 16, 2023 at 6:30pm. ILY2 will be open for special viewing hours just prior to the conversation, from 5:00-6:00pm on October 16.
