My recent work, altered American flags and a few drawings from the series We Are Here, Together, are included in this group exhibition at the Torrance Art Museum.
UN-CIVIL WAR! (AN ELECTION SPECIAL) CURATED BY MAX PRESNEILL
The events of January 6th, 2021, in Washington DC shocked the nation. The country has felt a divided space with a polarization and demonizing of opposition that has left many citizens in fear that a spark could ignite the fires of civil war. There has been a steady build in journalist articles reflecting upon the possibility of a second US Civil War. Regardless of the realities of this the fact remains that this concern is a part of the current zeitgeist. What will the current mid-term elections bring us? Increased enmity or a rejection of extremism? Will democracy win out or will armed insurrection begin? Or will the status quo continue to stoke the embers of discontent?
Artists: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Sandow Birk, Diana Sofia Estrada, Michele Jaquis, SC Mero, Jeremy J Quinn, Dread Scott, Allison Stewart, Gabie Strong, Keith Walsh, Bruce Yonemoto
Opening Reception is Oct. 1, 6-9pm
Show runs through Dec. 10, 2022
Sandow Birk, “In Smog and Thunder: The Great War of the Californias”