Hello class - JOIN US AT MV this weekend for a gallery reception and talk!
Our next exhibition with local Chicago artist, Mariah Karson, opens this Sunday, March 26 from 1-3 pm with her artist talk at 1:15 pm. She will be exhibiting Modern David in the gallery space, and American Legion in the atrium. This exhibition runs March 26-April 25. The reception is free and open to the public!
Modern David is a photographic documentation of people named David and explores if there is a common thread, aesthetically or otherwise, between participants other than name. Each participant was photographed with normal identity cues such as clothing and accessories removed in the same lighting situation, same pose, same background allows viewers to examine each David in relation to the others. Historical ideals (Michelangelo’s David) and individual perception of the viewer are challenged by the grid of images, which together represent modern individuals and real beauty.
Newcity coverage of this exhibition: http://art.newcity.com/2017/02/23/mariah-karsons-modern-david/
Eight prints from Karson's documentary project American Legion can be viewed in the Fine and Performing Arts Center Atrium. These works are part of a long term examination of four American Legion Posts in communities of less than 1000 across the US and celebrate the veterans that served our country and now serve their communities through The American Legion.
Exhibition Link: www.moderndavid.com
Artist website: http://mariahkarson.com/
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