Ilana Harris-Babou “Reparation Hardware” Larrie

Larrie is delighted to present a solo exhibition with Ilana Harris-Babou, Reparation Hardware. Opening February 4th, 2018, Reparation Hardware features two, single channel videos and a mixed media installation that explore our romantic impulse to refurbish antiques and to write who we will become by editing who we were. In Reparation Hardware, Harris-Babou turns the advertisements of the sleek home-goods brand, Restoration Hardware, on their head. Echoing the company’s intimate, inspirational collection videos, Reparation Hardware (4 min) functions as part parody, part furniture restoration tutorial, and offers a proposal for the delivery of reparations to African-Americans.