Only the Lonely

Lucky Tiger #1 (2009), from the NYTimes

Saw Laurel Nakadate: Only the Lonely at PS1 featuring her work from the last decade, including photos and videos of her in strange men's homes, acting out exorcisms or re-enacting Britney Spears' music videos. Some of it was hilarious. But then almost instantly I felt really bad for laughing or just simply felt sad. Some of her work does seem a little mean-spirited, as if she's poking fun of the lonely, ackward middle aged men. She claims, however, that much of her motivation was to get out there and meet strangers, interact with people she wouldn't normally talk to, and see what would happen when she turned on the camera. I thought it was an enjoyable way to spend an hour away from the heat! Laurel Nakadate crying, dancing, playing dead, and posing raunchily with the song "Angel of the Morning" from one of her videos resonating throughout the gallery in the background. See for yourself, only a few days left before the show closes this Monday, August 8th.

Only the Lonely, Installation from P.S.1 

Exorcism in January (2009), from the NYTimes