{"product_id":"dangerous","title":"DANGEROUS","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDANGEROUS, \u003c\/em\u003e2025\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003cbr\u003e4 ft x 6 ft x 1.5 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSigned on Back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eABOUT THE WORK\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is the namesake work from Tracy Piper’s 2025 self-led solo exhibition, which toured Portland and Miami.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of the largest paintings Piper has created—and one of only a handful of horizontal works made across her fourteen-year practice—the painting depicts two figures intertwined in an embrace that becomes increasingly ambiguous the longer it is observed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAre they holding one another, or holding on?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCreated around the exhibition’s central declaration, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“because loving yourself is revolutionary,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e explores the complicated boundary between intimacy and entanglement, devotion and self-preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePiper’s understanding of the painting has continued to evolve since its creation. What initially appeared to be an image of two people embracing became a meditation on the things we hold onto long after they have stopped serving us—and on the possibility that our bodies sometimes understand what we need before our conscious minds do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThat evolving interpretation led Piper to place \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e at the center of her 2026 installation for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eShifting Realities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e at Porsche Studio Portland. There, the work asks the viewer to turn the question inward:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are you holding onto? And why?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is a significant work within Piper’s practice, marking both the culmination of one chapter and the beginning of another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Solo Exhibition — Portland, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDANGEROUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Solo Exhibition — Miami, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eShifting Realities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Porsche Studio Portland — 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHANGING \u0026amp; CARE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork is ready to hang on the wall; hanging wire is secured on the back (nail and hook needed). Dust raw canvas with a clean, soft brush and HEPA-filtered vacuum to clean. Using a new, clean brush prevents transfer of grime from previous dustings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Tracy Piper - Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392382124188,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/8419\/0620\/files\/DANGEROUS.jpg?v=1786485516","url":"https:\/\/www.thetracypiper.com\/products\/dangerous","provider":"The Tracy Piper - Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}