Hales is delighted to announce that Tessa Boffin, Angelic Rebels: Lesbians and Safer Sex,1989/2023 has been acquired by Tate Gallery through the Frieze Tate Fund 2023, supported by Endeavor.
Angelic Rebels: Lesbians and Safer Sex (1989) is a five-part fantasy allegory. The work disrupts the idea of lesbian 'purity' in the climate of AIDS. Reimagining Albrecht Durer's 'Melencolia' engraving, Boffin's narrative arc follows a depressed angel who is enlightened by the discovery of safe sex practices. In a black box studio, Boffin sets the scene with an everchanging backdrop image as the story progresses. The angel, having been visited by a clingfilmed lover, rises in ecstasy tethered only by a leather harness.
October 12, 2023
