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Joyce Yu-Jean Lee on understanding of the “other”, mesophotic corals, & the responsibilities of an artist
The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to artist Joyce Yu-Jean Lee. Joyce works with video, digital photography, and interactive installation that combine social practice with institutional critique. Curious about how the act of seeing is transformed by technology, her artwork examines how mass media and visual culture shape notions of truth and understanding of the “other.”
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Three Ways to Explore Environmental Justice Through Art This Week
At the Hirshhorn Museum, an ominously beautiful cloud of hundreds of plastic bottles hangs from the ceiling. Further north, at the Kreeger Museum, an aluminum photo collage reflects tiny slivers of the viewers’ faces among images of deep-sea corals. These works intend to connect viewers with environmental issues that often feel far-off.
Three different District art museums—the Hirshhorn, the Kreeger and the Freer Gallery of Art—currently have exhibitions or events focused on environmental justice and the climate crisis, bringing environmental issues to life in a way that science and data rarely can.
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In the galleries: A show that’s almost a scavenger hunt
The first puzzle of the Kreeger Museum’s “Perplexity” is “Where is it?” Pieces by seven former Hamiltonian Artworks fellows are scattered through galleries filled primarily with items from the permanent collection — and even installed in a fireplace, which is where Amy Boone-McCreesh’s “Good Luck Charms” hangs. The goal is to juxtapose the new works with the Kreeger’s mostly 20th-century holdings.
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The Future is – FIREWALL Pop-up
The Future is at the RVCC Art Gallery. Visit HERE for more information. Date: August 31st to September 30th, 2022 Location: 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, New Jersey . Opening hours: Mondays, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Tuesdays, 10:00am – 3:00pm Wednesdays, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Thursdays, 10:00am – 6:00pm Fridays, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
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Kinetic Launch Party
Kinetic Launch Party at Terzo Piano. Check HERE for more information. . Date: October 1st, 2022 Time: 7 -9pm Location: Terzo Piano 1515 14th St NW #300 Washington, DC 20005 Ticket: $75. (reserve a ticket HERE)
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Perplexity
Group Exhibition, Perplexity, at The Kreeger Museum. Visit HERE for more information. . Date: September 17th to December 10th, 2022 Location: The Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW, Washington DC, 20007. (Masks are required in all indoor spaces) Opening Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–4pm . Fall member reception: September 28th 6:00 – 8:00pm Ticket: Free of charge…
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MESOPHOTIC SANCTUARY
Solo Exhibition, Mesophotic Sanctuary, is on view at Delaware Children’s Museum from June 10th to August 26th, 2022. Check HERE for the details of the event. Opening Hours: Thursday – Sunday: 12 – 5 PM at The Delaware Contemporary, 200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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SOFT SOLIDARITY (SoS)
Group exhibition, SOFT SOLIDARITY (SoS) curated by Joyce Yu-Jean Lee is on view at Pearl River Mart SoHo Gallery from May 18 to August 28. Opening Hours: Every day 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Pearl River Mart Soho Gallery, 452 Broadway, NY 10013 Artists include: aricoco, Joyce Yu-Jean Lee, Natalia Nakazawa, Lu Zhang
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Haptic/Somatic
“Haptic/Somatic” curated by Patricia Miranda is on view from Sept 30 to Dec 2, 2021 in Southern Connecticut State University Buley Art Gallery. Read the details HERE.
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IN THE WAKE OF SLUMBER
“In The Wake of Slumber” guest juried by Natalia Nakazawaon view 5/15 – 6/09 | Paradice Palase 1260 Broadway, Brooklyn. You may go over the details here.
