Hotwire My Heart opens with Richardson's huge canvases — SkimNews
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- Emma Richardson makes huge, ecstatic canvases as one of her vocations alongside music.
- Emma Richardson joined the art-rock band Pixies in 2024 as its bassist.
- Hotwire My Heart opens as Richardson discusses terror, awe and teabags.
- Emma Richardson loves to eavesdrop when people look at her paintings and talk about what they see in them.
Why it matters: Richardson’s 2024 arrival in Pixies now sits alongside a parallel public practice: Hotwire My Heart foregrounds the huge canvases from her visual-art work, while her interest in what viewers say they see makes their interpretations part of how the exhibition is encountered.
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