May 2008
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About Us / Mark Addison, Curator
“About Us” is art about who we are and how we live.
This exhibit shows work “About Us” in a broad range of media. The art dates from the 1970s to now. There are well-known artists and not-so-well-known artists. They come from four continents and from Colorado.
Artists included in this exhibition are:
Laylah Ali
Ricky Armendariz
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The Look of Nowhere / Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson installation “The Look of Nowhere” investigates the way language can obscure what it tries to name, losing sight of what it means to convey. He states, “I believe words cast shadows and images are buckets, riddled with holes. This is to say there is a certain blindness inherent in the processes of naming [...]
Jezebel / Carla Gannis
Carla Gannis’s Jezebels rail at the mythology, history and stereotypes that have shaped and defined femininity within our collective unconsciousness for many generations. This archetype is not a single woman but a compilation of multidimensional characters playing in turn the nonconformist, social beauty, revolutionary, wanton sex goddess, victim and superhero. Using appropriated iconography from classic [...]
