PhoebeNewYork, Horsens midtby, 2024
Den New York baserede street art kunstner Libby Schoettle ‘PhoebeNewYork’, som er en NYC kunstner. Hun kommer fra Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Hun indtog tilbage i 2021 Horsens Kunstmuseum med hendes store soloudstilling My Paper World, der fyldte store dele af museets udstillingsrum. Denne gang vendte hun retur med en række nye pop up street art værker til Horsens midtby.
De små værker findes rundt i midtbyen i Horsens. Værkerne er lavet af papir og forestiller små PhoebeNewYorks ikoniske figurer. Hun har en baggrund i collagekunst og foruden at lave papirfigurer som streetart, har Libby igennem PhoebeNewYork samarbejdet med brands såsom Victoria Beckham Beauty, Dr. Martens, Sonia Rykiel, Lululemon, rag & bone.
Hun er inspireret af vintage modemagasiner, fotografier og pop art referencer. Gennem Phoebe undersøger Libby sårbarhed, humor, feminisme, ambition, angst, skønhed og uafhængighed i det moderne liv.
ENGLISH:
Libby Schoettle is the New York City–based artist and creator of PhoebeNewYork, the instantly recognizable paper-doll-like alter ego whose wit, style, and emotional honesty have become fixtures on the streets of New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. Libby had her exherbition My Paper World at Horsens Art Museum back in 2021 and she returned to Horsens in 2024 with her streetart.
The small artworks can be found around the center of Horsens city. The artwork is made of paper and resembles her iconic paper-dolls.
Originally born from Libby’s handmade collage practice, Phoebe was constructed from vintage photographs, fashion magazine pages, Xeroxes, and pop art references. What began as a series of imperfect, hand-cut collages has evolved into a multidisciplinary practice spanning original collage, large-scale street art, installations, storytelling, merchandise, and character-based performance.
Through Phoebe, Libby explores vulnerability, humor, feminism, ambition, obsession, anxiety, beauty, independence, and the emotional contradictions of modern life.
