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Artworks
Liv FONTAINE British, b. 1989
Absolutely No Desire to Have Sex, 2018Pen and pencil on paper29.7 x 21 cmOne of the first works from the series and made at the very point of Fontaine’s transition from performance into drawing, ‘Absolutely No Desire to Have Sex’ communicates the mental...One of the first works from the series and made at the very point of Fontaine’s transition from performance into drawing, ‘Absolutely No Desire to Have Sex’ communicates the mental and physical side-effects of her illness. Recurring motifs of a lizard, sad clowns, a serpent, syringes and pills surround her sore (but still-standing) naked body, as she discloses her deepest struggles. ‘Liv Fontaine Not Really Liv-ing it Large No More’ expresses her loss of hair, appetite and libido, and determination to maintain her liberty.1of 3