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Showfields New York presents Beatrice To Hell and Back (2014) a multimedia installation by artist Suzy Kellems Dominik on view at the 11 Bond Street location through spring 2021. The artwork illustrates cantos selected from Dante Alighieri’s La Nuova Vita and Divine Comedy from 1295 referencing the moment when Dante defines Beatrice as “beatific,” not because of who she is, but how she mirrors what he feels about himself. Kellems Dominik turns the original plot on its head: between Dante and Beatrice only one succeeds in shedding the literal and metaphoric chains of hell to reach for the star. In this re-imagination, Beatrice emerges the victor. Beatrice To Hell and Back is a facet of Kellems Dominik’s continuous exploration of her own emotional autobiography, a traumatic modern love story with a historical soul. The centerpiece of the multimedia installation is a gilded sculptural goat, the artist’s alter ego poetically objectified.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Showfields New York 11 Bond Street, Manhattan Monday-Sunday 12pm until 7pm *COVID-19 safety protocols enforced. See below for details.

Beatrice to Hell and Back by Suzy Kellems Dominik, 2014. On view at Showfields New York until spring 2021. Photo: BFA / Madison McGaw

Portrait of Beatrice, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 29.4 W x 40 H inches Edition of 5

Abandon Hope, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 29.4 W x 40 H inches Edition of 5

Shadowland, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 29.4 W x 40 H inches Edition of 5

Consumed Heart, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 40 W x 29 H inches Edition of 5

Exodus, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 40 W x 40 H inches Edition of 5

Star, 2014 Digital C-Print in Museum Plexiglass 40 W x 40 H inches Edition of 5

Follow the artist on Instagram at @suzykellemsdominik for updates on upcoming programming and new bodies of work. For press inquiries please email Ellie Hayworth.

About Showfields Showfields brings together the most interesting objects and products from an international roster of brands, creatives, and designers. This year, the curatorial vision inspires wanderlust, inviting an audience of mission-driven global citizens to reimagine holiday traditions and to interrogate contemporary spirituality across geography and generations. In this spirit and considering the present cultural moment, Beatrice to Hell and Back plunges the viewer on an other-worldly journey into the depths of hell wherein they are challenged to assess their own traditions, imposed and otherwise. Through self-awareness and self actualization, we are called to emerge to Paradise with eyes wide open.