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Though varied in media, all the works selected are figurative and highly literal, and contextualize black identity and female identity through the lens of burden, even as a burden unto itself, a trope that can be both stereotypical and empowering.
Read MoreThe paintings share a single attribute, which animates and adds coherence to the collection: they are bold. Even when they are humble or uncertain, they bespeak grandeur.
Read MoreHill’s machine of choice, an IBM Copier II, transformed the objects of her life (keys, hair curlers, a glove, a C-clamp) into moody and Victorian-esque prints, with inky blacks and x-ray-like whites and the shallow depth of field that ironically creates a background of cosmic vastness.
Read MoreThe historic objects colorfully announce the kinds of popular designs that, much like today, helped to form consumer identity and satisfied people’s desire to represent their identity visually. In this sense, the exhibition reveals a subtle intrusion of the public sphere into the private space of the home, and raises questions about our relationship to marketing and products today.
Read More“I didn’t see my life going anywhere,” said Lugo, who grew up in a series of burned out and damaged homes that his father—a Pentecostal preacher, factory worker, and occasional vendor—was repairing.
Read MoreBoth Báez and García are currently based in New York City, and their reflections on the island of their birth are shaped by that geographic distance. Water features prominently in their work, the ocean that surrounds their island but also which separates them from it.
Read MoreThe overarching concept of the evening was “The Pale Blue Dot of Earth” by composer David Ludwig. The title of the piece comes from Carl Sagan’s 1994 book, Pale Blue Dot.
Read MoreMoody and surreal, Chewing the Scenery is not as grandstanding and over-the-top emotional as its title would imply. That said, the exhibition of ten mostly under-known Philadelphia artists is tautly – and satisfyingly – theatrical.
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