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Written by Joe Dirosa
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As controversial as the title suggests, “In Your Face” features a group
of artists whose work is literally in your face. These works stare
right back at the viewer as if to say: “Here I am. Look at me! Am I
making you think?” The diversity of the artists in the exhibition
reminds us that America the “melting pot” is a cliché, punctuating that
we are not diluted within the proverbial stew. Rather, the artists
comprise a patchwork quilt whose individuality remains intact. Like
unique pieces of fabric, symbolically woven together, they convey their
stories and personalities, and more fundamentally, their American
experience.
The work suggests that the images we are viewing reflect fragments of
our own experience, postulating that their existence is not apart from
us, but rather part of us. We are asked to recognize that our own
identity within this culture is inextricably linked to those who
surround us. This relationship between the viewer and the work creates
a fluctuation between an array of emotions- pride, guilt, sympathy,
curiosity, recognition...These subjects represent our friends,
neighbors, family members, and the strangers we pass on the street.
Look closely and you may even see a glimmer of self recognition.
The following artists will be exhibiting
Alejandro Aguilera
Francie Bishop Good
Maria Brito
Maria Magdalena Campos Pons
Jill Cannady
Elizabeth Cerejido
Luis Cruz Azaceta
Jenny Dubnau
Edouard Duval-Carrie
Hung Liu
Kate Moran
Tatiana Parcero
Fabian Pena
Arnaldo Roche
Adrian Soca
Pablo Tamayo
Deborah Willis
Wanxin Zhang
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery
3550 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127
305-573-2700
www.BerniceSteinbaumGallery.com
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