I'm Going to Open Your Account β—† βŽ” β—† βŽ” β—†

I'm Going to Open Your Account β—† βŽ” β—† βŽ” β—†

DIMENSIONS: 60(h) x 60(w)
MEDIUM:
Oil on 25 re-arrangeable canvas panels
YEAR:
2019

Simmons’ evocative piece, "I’m Going to Open Your Account," masterfully constructs a multilayered visual discourse across 25 modular canvas tiles, granting viewers or collectors the unique agency to reconfigure the narrative per their inclination. Each tile elucidates key facets of American consumerism, the luxuriant ethos, and the intricate gender interplays indicative of the epoch in question. At the outset, a hand brandishing a credit card becomes emblematic of rampant consumerist tendencies and the ceaseless quest for tangible affluence. This is astutely contrasted with the boardroom rendezvous, epitomizing the pervasive clout of the corporate milieu. Concurrently, a sophisticated woman, her lips and nails bathed in a fiery scarlet, sips a cocktail, encapsulating the era's veneration for a dazzling, hedonistic lifestyle. This is further juxtaposed with legs emergent from a pool, signifying the simultaneous yearning for leisurely reprieve within the frenzied tapestry of contemporary existence. With "I’m Going to Open Your Account," Simmons not only beckons audiences to immerse themselves within the seductive, yet disquieting realm of consumerist allure, but also invites them to actively participate in shaping its narrative structure.