Ellen Hanson

General Expenses will hold the closing of Pozo de la muerte, by Ellen Hanson.

In this series, Hanson delves deeper into a recurring theme in her work: the intersection of failure and femininity. The image of a motorcycle spinning endlessly even as its rider lies on the ground, gravely injured, both inspired and unsettled the artist. Thus, in the “well of death,” domestic and public failures —everyday and devastating— converge. One example is the painting depicting Britney Spears’s shorn hair, evoking the infamous moment when she shaved her head. The image refers to an eBay listing in which people from the hair salon attempted to sell the singer’s locks. The fall into the existential pit is present both metaphorically and literally.

— General Expenses