Elizabeth Hansen

F*CK UR ALGORITHM Granny Panties

2021

Size XL

Granny panties and paint

Edition 18/50

Fair market value: $30

Suitable for secret protests and spontaneous private or public performances. These panties say it all. Your own quiet rebellion in the set of your pants. Made for all booties, algorithm-approved or not. Hand-painted for your pleasure. Buy it, wear it, dance it, film it, post it, tag it, SPREAD IT... @f_ur_a_com #F_UR_A

Like the neat, but ultimately overly-simplistic models that troubled her during her early studies in economics, the cultural norms that we use to define and structure our daily existence bother Elizabeth Hansen. Whether she is considering gender roles, the institution of marriage, the problematics of ownership, ideas of heaven, or the use of algorithms on social media, Hansen brings an irreverent regard to the subject. Through a playful approach, her aim is to provoke serious evaluation of the status quo.
Her work is multi-disciplinary incorporating performance, installation, video, sculpture, and photography. It has been exhibited in New York, Belgium, and France and is in private collections in Belgium, France, Italy, and the United States.

Hansen is participating in Selects-@-CREATE, an exhibition curated by Daniel Aycock and Kathleen Vance. This exhibit is presented by Open Source Gallery in collaboration with CREATE. Selects-@-CREATE opens on November 20, 2021 and is on view in Catskill, NY through January 16, 2022