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#awpants presents Labyrinth


  • Public Space One 538 South Gilbert Street Iowa City, IA, 52240 United States (map)

on view at PS1 Close
Mon & Sat: 11a-1p + Tues & Thurs: 6-8p
and by appointment (gallery@publicspaceone.com)

The two halves of the path that makes up the labyrinth were exchanged between Beckett & Buse as the Labyrinth developed into the structure on display. We used this effort as an opportunity to define a walkway and consider how our processes can cycle into one another. We invite you to walk the path and be intertwined within our friendship-fulled spiraling diorama.  

#awpants is a partnership with artists Becky Beckett and Rachel Buse. Their collaboration was formed from exchanging prompts and surfaces back and forth. This work has developed into a visual mapping of their friendship. They met shortly after Becky moved to Des Moines, Iowa from the UK in 2018 and bonded over cardboard, the state fair and a shared interest in animation. Becky will be returning to the UK later this year. The Labyrinth marks our final in person collaboration until further notice.

PS1’s exhibition program is generously supported by Artifacts, Velvet Coat, OPN Architects, Revival, Woodcraft, Hare Parlor, Nodo, and Hudson River Gallery. Thank you!