The Revenge of the Wise Woman

  • Paulina Olowska

  • Presented by — Pace

  • Paulina Olowska, The Revenge of the Wise Woman, 2018, performed by Julie Harman Dovan at Hanover Square London for Performance Exchange 2022. Courtesy Pace Gallery. Image: Damian Griffiths
A performer in a floral dress smoking a cigarette while standing in a park.
A performer in a floral dress sat at a wooden chair and desk in the middle of a park, typing on a typewriter.
A performer in a floral dress sat at a wooden chair and desk in the middle of a park, typing on a typewriter with a painting on an easel in the background.
A performer in a floral dress sat at a wooden chair in the middle of a park reading some papers, with an audience watching the performance
A performer in a floral dress sat at a wooden chair and desk in the middle of a park smoking a cigarette.
A performer in a floral dress sat at a wooden chair and desk in the middle of a park smoking a cigarette, with an audience in the foreground watching the performance.
A performer in a floral dress with a microphone headset standing in middle of a park.

Conditions of Production

Presentations of the work can be interpreted by a performer in accordance with the artist’s guidance. The piece is conceived for outdoor and indoor presentation, to be agreed with the artist in advance.

Performer

The artist, or their representatives, must be consulted upon the hiring of each performer, at least 30 working days before the performance takes place and must approve the choice of performer before they are hired.

The performer must be provided with a fee that aligns with the Artist’s Union England recomendation. The performer’s fee must also include a rehearsal fee.

The collector must cover all the expenses related to the performer’s travels, accomodation, and per diems.

Rules of Documentation

Photography and video recordings of the work can be taken and used as documentation of the work. These may not be shown as alternatives to the work itself, but may be used for PR/Comms, documentation and archive.

The exhibiting organisation must share all documentation with the artist prior to publishing online.

Collectables

  • The work, for the purpose of acquistion, comprises of the following

  • Certificate of Authentication
  • A copy of the script
  • Dress
  • Shoes
  • Tights
  • Chair
  • Table
  • Typewriter
  • Paper ream
  • Easel
  • Handbag
  • Ashtray
  • Painting: The Emmet, oil and acrylic on canvas 19 11/16 × 27 (50 × 70cm)
  • Video and photographic documentation from the performance at Hanover Square, July 8 2022