Larry Cook’s exhibit, Looking Black at Me, officially started this Monday, but I’ve known for awhile that I was excited to write a blog post about his show. The reason is semi-selfish, since it involves blending a couple of my favorite topics (re: the title). Nonetheless, what I have to say will relate to what … Continue reading Psychology, schemas, and race.
Confessions of a First-Time Curator
If you’ve visited — or even walked past — the Stamp Gallery since last Thursday, you’ve probably noticed the immense amount of sparkle and color in the space. On Thursday evening from 5-8pm, we hosted the Opening Reception for our annual student-curated exhibition. Magnified features the artwork of three Baltimore artists: Alzaruba, Chip Irvine, and Michael … Continue reading Confessions of a First-Time Curator
VOLUME: What’s in a Name?
With the closing reception last Thursday, VOLUME (between you and me) by Maya Freelon Asante has officially left the glass confines of the Stamp Gallery. While we are all sad to see the exhibition go, it will surely go down in gallery history has the first of its kind — not only as the first … Continue reading VOLUME: What’s in a Name?
Colorful Conversations
The current exhibit at the gallery showcases handmade tissue paper made by the very talented Maya Freelon Asante. Noted as the first person to make art such as this, she uses special paper and dyes to make her tissue paper. She uses the result materials to make grand statement pieces. The gallery is doing something … Continue reading Colorful Conversations
If You Give Someone a Glue Stick…
If you give someone a glue stick, they’re going to want some cool tissue paper to go with it. From there, things will get nifty. Something that I have really enjoyed about Maya Freelon Asante’s exhibition, Volume, is witnessing the creativity that the interactive show pulls from its gallery visitors. Many times, as soon … Continue reading If You Give Someone a Glue Stick…
Reactions and Conversations
Since Queer Objectivity first opened its doors to the public, I have been fascinated not only with the artwork itself, but with the powerful and revealing reactions of various visitors to the exhibit. The exhibit space is provocative and bold, and unsurprisingly elicits a wide spectrum of emotions (and comments) that I am lucky enough … Continue reading Reactions and Conversations
Connection to Homage
Queer Objectivity has been up for about a week now and without a doubt it has been my favorite exhibit in the Gallery. It pushes boundaries, makes the audience interact with “taboo” viewpoints, gets in your face, and it does so unapologetically. All of the art speaks to me in different ways and it has … Continue reading Connection to Homage
A Shift in Space; a Shift in Perspective
Opening receptions at the Gallery always remind me of a quote from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” Now, this quote isn’t exactly indicative of what goes on in the gallery on these … Continue reading A Shift in Space; a Shift in Perspective
See, Be Seen, and Eat Food from Adele’s
You can do all of these things if you come to the Opening Reception for Queer Objectivity on Thursday! The event will take place on October 24, 2013 from 5-8pm. To RSVP on Facebook, click here. This page will be updated after the Reception. We’re interested in seeing what how you interpret the pieces on display. … Continue reading See, Be Seen, and Eat Food from Adele’s
A Meditation on Jiha Moon’s “Kudzu”
Each time that I look at this piece, I catch something that I didn’t see before. There are so many layers to take in and conceptualize, which I think is very fitting for the theme of the piece – the globalization of news and social media. As I continued to discover new aspects within Kudzu, … Continue reading A Meditation on Jiha Moon’s “Kudzu”