Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt
From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
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salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu
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ACME LAb: The Art of Play
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Onishi Yasuaki: Stone on Boundary
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At the Heart of it All
Hank Willis Thomas and the Power of Language
Pitch Blackness / Off Whiteness is a compelling example of how his works challenge viewers to think critically about the power of language. Through his incisive selection of words, phrases, and idiomatic turns of phrase, Thomas asks us to consider the complicated and multivalent meanings of language we use often habitually and without thinking much about it. What ideas do “pitch black” and “off white” conjure up in your mind? What meanings could it imply that these familiar adjectives are transformed into unfamiliar nouns? How does this example reveal how words and phrases reduce complex experiences of life and society?
Artist Spotlight: Marie Watt
Marie Watt is a storyteller. Ideas of kinship, community, stewardship, tradition, and memory run through her work, as well as many mythologies: the Seneca Creation Story, Greco-Roman epics, and even pop culture sagas like Star Wars and Star Trek serve as inspiration.
Joyful, Art-Filled New Year’s Resolutions
We’ve reached the time of year when people begin to ask, “What’s your New Year’s resolution?” I usually just make up some sort of vague less-of-something resolution like “less phone time,” “stop eating sugar,” etc., but the resolution is usually forgotten as soon as the conversation is over.
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