Abasi Rosborough
May / June, 2017
SIGNE PIERCETHE NEW CREATIVESIt’s not easy to categorize Signe Pierce’s work: Think Kardashians mixed with performance art, soaked in neon. Pierce, a former Saturday Night Live intern who cites a visit to psychedelic designer Lisa Frank’s house in Pierce’s native Tucson as an early inspiration, describes herself as a “reality artist.” Her photography and videos capture a hypersaturated milieu, like looking into a not-too-far-off dystopian future through rose-colored lenses on a selfie stick.It’s...