Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All
Online Gallery
SPECIAL RECOGNITION SELECTIONS BY SANDRA FLUKE
Justyne Fischer
"The Sunshine State" Woodcut on voile, 50 x 50 inches, 2014 Sandra Fluke: In The Sunshine State, Justyne Fischer powerfully evokes the grief, anger, sorrow, pain and history that courses through the Black Lives Matter movement. The lynched bodies of Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin are reminiscent of Lady Justice. Yet, their families and their communities continue to search for true justice. The needle dropped on “Strange Fruit” long ago, but it’s haunting lyrics and plaintive melody continue to score a nightmare of racism our country has yet to wake from. No justice, no peace. |
Maru Hoeber
"FLIGHT" Porcelain and wood veneer, 7.5 x 24.5 x 7.5 inches, 2015 Sandra Fluke: The faceless refugees depicted in Flight by Maru Hoeber are anything but. Their features burst rapidly into focus as the sculpture’s kinetic energy captivates viewers, too many of whom have turned their minds away from the tragic realities of a crisis with no respite in sight, long forgotten by our 24-hour cable news cycle. The refugees’ heartbreak at leaving their homes behind, bittersweet relief at escaping their war torn country, and optimism that a better life awaits them on distant shores is palpable. This piece amplifies the voices of people who have been silenced for far, far too long. Snippets of their conversations rush through the minds of viewers, crackling with hopefully enough intensity that apathy is jostles away. |
Nancy Ohanian
"EPA REGULATION"* Digital print on aluminum, 30 x 20 inches, 2016 Sandra Fluke: Racism also list at the heart of EPA Regulation by Nancy Ohanian, environmental justice evading the residents of Flint and numerous other cities across our country. Flint is one of Michigan’s poorest, Blackest cities, intersecting identities that increased its marginalization and vulnerability. Flint’s government served not just contaminated water, but a pointed disregard for the health of its poverty stricken African American community. |
WORKS INSTALLED IN THE MUSEUM
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Algie Abrams
"Beggar Woman" Velvet Paper, 24 x 36 inches, 2014 |
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Jenny E. Balisle
"American Series: Red, White, Blue"
Colorplan paper and a Mossberg 500 shotgun,
39 x 36 inches each, 2016
"American Series: Red, White, Blue"
Colorplan paper and a Mossberg 500 shotgun,
39 x 36 inches each, 2016
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Sara Friedlander
"Stonewalled in Jerusalem" MDF panels, digital collages, original and archival photos, paint, 45 x 120 x 5 inches, 2012 |
Emily Greenberg
"The Trial (Rachel Jeantel)." Video, Original footage from Axiom Amnesia, 3:26, 2014 |
Vicki Gunter
"It's Not One Thing...It's Everything - Loss Series 8" Clay Photo Lithographs, Slips, Stains, Glazes, Lusters, Wood Mount Decoupaged with Altered Copies of $1 Bills, 16 x 28 x 6 inches, 2012 |
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Jihae Kwon
"you are with me" Paper, book board, book cloth and leather, 9.75 x 14 x 1 closed, 60 x 14 x 2 open inches, 2014 |
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Priscilla Otani
"Pleasure Quarters"* Wax paper, photo, paper-covered cages, ink drawings, 36 inches diameter, 2010-2013 |
Sibylle Peretti
"Making Birds" Carved, engraved, silvered and painted plexiglass, feathers, paper 15 x 36 inches, 2014 |
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Joseph Tipay
"Freedom Letters" "Prison Letters" Woodcut and monotype hand printed on kozo paper, 60 x 36 inches each, 2014 |
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Frank Wang
"Whiteface" Video, 1:10, 2016 |
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VIBE and The Meteorites
Brad Wong, Director, Leo "Fabreeze" Volcy, Creative Director (Alexander Rossman, Brad Michael Wong, Chris Young) "Power to the People"* Performed by VIBE Video, 4:48, 2013 |
ADDITIONAL WORKS SHOWN ON A MONITOR
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In order to accommodate as many viewpoints as possible and expand the conversation beyond the physical limitations of the museum, additional works were selected to be shown in a looped slideshow in the gallery:
Nic Abramson*, Kamal Al Mansour, Marcia Annenberg*, Anne Bascove, Nancy Calef, Jane Caminos, LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Alex Curtiss, Myra Eastman, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, Beth Fein, Patricio Guillamon, Maggy Hiltner, Barbara Horiuchi, Catherine Johnson, Simone Kestelman*, Pat Kumicich, Beth Lakamp, Sharon Lange, Monika Malewska, Penny Mateer*, Melissa McCutcheon, Beverly Mills, Robbin Milne, Traci Mims, Christopher Owen Nelson, John Nieman*, Annamarie Pabst, Sara Petitt, Roxanne Phillips, IlaSahai Prouty, The Ragdoll Project, Remedios Rapoport, Sinan Revell*, Trix Rosen, Bridget Rountree, Timo Saarelma, Charles Seaton, Zahava Sherez, Kathryn Shinko, Bonnie J. Smith, Debra Thompson*, Doerte Weber, Thomas Whalen, Aaron Wilder |
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*Pieces from these artists were selected from the initial exhibition proposal to St. Mary's College Museum of Art to be included in this exhibition.