"Memphis Backyard 2020" was purchased as part of the Memphis International Airport Art collection and installed at the new terminal B. "The Art Collection of the Memphis International Airport (MEM) includes a selection of purchased and commissioned works from emerging and established artists who are based in Memphis or connected to our city. These artists represent an ever-evolving arts community that meaningfully contributes to the rich cultural fabric of this city. Whether viewers are enjoying the details of a photograph or taking in an expansive mural, the collection offers an introduction to the many sides of Memphis; for those who call the city home, it is a warm welcome, familiar but never predictable. " from the Urban Art Commission website.
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Porter-Leath, in partnership with The CLTV and the Memphis Urban Art Commission, put an open call for three artists to create indoor murals, to be located inside the new Porter-Leath University of Memphis Early Childhood Academy in Orange Mound. I was selected as well as the artists Daria Davis and Sarai Payne after a long selection process. All three murals are located inside the “Main St.” lobby area, the murals were painted on polytab and installed at their final destination in January of 2022. Today I took down my show at Collierville main public library. The show it was suppose to stay until the end of the month but apparently talking about gender roles and patriarchy is something that parents in Collierville are not comfortable doing. I imagined that they had covered the paintings with linens but they just turn off the lights of the art space, so my paintings have been hanging in the dark for two days. Anyway, this is my last rant about it, this is the first time I have had my work censured and I hope that it is the last. Below you can see the installation that was at the library for eight days before it was shut down: “Pink Room /De Color de Rosa” is a multimedia installation of projected videos, wall painting, and printmaking. The main element of the exhibition is a multichannel projection of videos that depict women performing a Cinderella inspired routine. The performances were recorded in their own houses where I brought a big pink cloth that functioned as a stage curtain. The intense pink color of the videos is the only illumination of the room, bathing the viewer in a warm pink light. This installation interrogates the strategies of the patriarchy and questions the construction of the feminine and all that exists within its confines. At the Art Museum of the University of Memphis, March 14th-July 2nd with opening reception on March 20th from 5pm-7:30pm. |
