Retired wardrobe from New York City Opera, stainless steel rings, monofilament and hardware.
120h x 72w x 72d inches

Lucia Ashton’s gradual descent into madness culminates in the tour de force “Mad Scene,” in which Lucia appears before her horrified wedding guests in a nightgown stained with the blood of the husband she has just killed. In the sculpture, Lucia’s bloodied gown—a garment staple of opera costume collections—assumes a trance-like stillness; the fabric has a dull patina, like the weathered marble of a Hellenistic statue, which seems fitting, since her fate was carved by others.