Jake Wood

Muscle Mary

 

Vane Gallery, Gateshead, Newcastle.

solo exhibition 4th March - 1st April 2023 

 Muscle Mary, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Davison

Muscle Mary explores the intersections between bodybuilding and queerness. He is interested in having one foot in one camp, and one in the other.


Muscle Mary, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, Costume (detail). Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, Costume (detail). Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, peg loom. Photo: Colin Daviso
‘Muscle Mary’, 2023, Installation view. Photo: Colin Daviso
Muscle Mary Protein Bars, 2023. Photo: Colin Daviso
Muscle Mary, 2023 performance to camera Photo: Colin Daviso
Muscle Mary, 2023, Protein bar box. Photo: Colin Daviso
Muscle Mary, 2023, installation view. Photo: Colin Davison
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 Muscle Mary Blue Collage, 2022. Photo: Colin Davison

 Muscle Mary Camo Collage, 2022. Photo: Colin Davison

 Muscle Mary Versace Collage, 2022. Photo: Colin Davison

Wood showcased a ‘Muscle Mary’ live durational performance at the opening of the exhibition; an immersive bodybuilding queer experience, that brings both the Romney Marshes and a bodybuilding stage together.

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Watch Jake Wood's Muscle Mary performance

Artist Talk


Jake Wood talks about his work in the gallery

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For more information on Jake Wood's solo show Muscle Mary, please click here to the galleries website