New Work

For nearly a decade, Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret has been developing The Crystal Frontier, a fictional account of a group of women who found a small utopian community in the desert of southwestern New Mexico in an attempt to escape the impositions of capitalism. The nonlinear narrative is used as a springboard for Perrets art objects, which draw on a profusion of sources, from Russian avant-garde stage design to Busby Berkeley musicals and Minimalism. This latest installation in her continually expanding project features new sculptures, wallpaper, and a rough-hewn mannequin made of papier-mâché.

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The New Work series is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and is generously supported by Collectors Forum, the founding patron of the series. Major funding is also provided by Martha and Bruce Atwater, the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, and Robin Wright. Media support provided by San Francisco magazine.