Quodlibet XXXII

<p>Lucy McKenzie is known for her use of conventional illusionistic effects like <em>trompe l’oeil</em> (French for “deceive the eye”), which aims to render an object or surface so faithfully that it appears real rather than painted. In an ongoing series of still lifes called <em>Quodlibets</em>, she mines source material from social and design history, advertising, and fashion to imagine an alternative history of painting that prioritizes<br>the decorative, the vernacular, and the domestic.</p> <p><em>Quodlibet XXXII</em> presents a tightly clustered selection of pages from the “Riot Grrrl” fanzine McKenzie self-published as a teenager. In the artist’s words, the painted marble background, cool and deluxe, seems to “trap” the products of “youthful spontaneity and naivete” within the dazzling confines of her meticulous method.</p>