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SUMMARY:Chelsea Flowers: Grief Etiquette
DESCRIPTION:When my dad was alive\, he never really saw any of my artwork. \nHe heard me give one lecture. \nBut I’m not really sure he knew I was an artist.\nI wonder what he’d think now that the work is about him?\nI wonder what he’d think if he knew I laughed when I found out he died?\nI wonder what he’d think if he knew I laughed during his funeral?\nI was told I had no etiquette for grieving.\nTwo years later and I’m still trying to figure it out.\nIn an exploration of this concept\, “Grief Etiquette” is an immersive installation about the non-linear stages of my grief\, shown through archival imagery and sound.\n\nLive performance by Flowers at 7:30pm on March 3.\n\nAbout Chelsea Flowers\nBased in Detroit\, Chelsea A. Flowers is an artist who holds an MFA in sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, and a BFA from Denison University in studio art\, with a concentration in Black Studies. She has shown work and performed at various galleries including; ACRE Projects Space (Chicago\, IL)\, Red Bull Arts (Detroit\, MI)\, Roots and Culture (Chicago\, IL)\, Vox Populi (Philadelphia\, PA)\, The Sculpture Center (Cleveland\, OH)\, Trout Museum of Art (Appleton\, WI)\, The Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry (Chicago\, IL)\, Torrance Museum (Torrance\, CA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit\, (Detroit\, MI).\nShe has expanded her skills and research by attending ACRE (Steuben\, WI)\, Ox-Bow School of Arts and Artist Residency (Saugatuck\, MI)\, Real Time and Space (Oakland\, CA) residencies. And is an alum of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her practice explores subversion to popular culture\, how “otherness” is created through social and cultural critique of her environment. She explores these ideas through grief etiquette\, comedic tropes\, and participatory performance.\n\nImage: “Untitled II: Grief Etiquette”\nDetail image.\n\nWednesday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.\nSaturday & Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.\nOpen until 10 p.m. each First Friday.\nClosed Holidays
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/chelsea-flowers-grief-etiquette/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jason Gray: Cthutopia
DESCRIPTION:“I remember sitting in church one Sunday near Easter\, trying to pay attention to the sermon but failing. I was six or seven\, maybe. My mind wandered as I looked around the sanctuary. I started to think about these two hallways that led away from the main room. The one to the right was familiar to me; the choir room was down there and I found myself there often\, waiting for my grandparents to hang up their robes after service. The hallway to the left was a mystery. I had never been down it\, nor seen many people go in or come out. This particular Sunday I started to imagine what was down there. I pictured the hall itself to be similar to the other side\, with white walls and a white door. Opening this white door would lead you somewhere else\, though. It led to a cave of sorts\, with gray stone walls and a dusty floor: Jesus’ tomb. Jesus was in there too\, frozen in carbonite like Han Solo.\n\nAs we get older\, there seems to be less time for our imaginations to wander. We get bogged down with responsibilities and thoughts about what we need to do next. Our sense of wonder diminishes as we learn more about the world; we know the chances of discovering monsters or hidden worlds are slim. A lucky few get to live in their imagination\, like writers and filmmakers\, but most of us are stuck\, grounded by real life.\n\nThe philosopher Michael Foucault used the term “heterotopia” to describe places that deviated from the normal world. A greek word meaning “other place”\, a heterotopia is neither a utopia nor a dystopia\, but something in between\, a parallel world that is contrary to expected society and that can\, at times\, be disturbing. Foucault cited examples such as prisons\, hospitals\, and religious sanctuaries\, where one is expected to perform certain rituals to enter. These spaces are an accepted part of society\, places we deem necessary in order to exclude those that can disrupt our attempt at a utopia. What if there were places hidden from us that go beyond societal expectations and exist outside of our rules of physics and nature as we understand it?\n\nIn this body of work\, I am exploring the dream that there are still places and things we have not discovered\, things we may not even comprehend. Inside of familiar volumes such as instrument cases and terrariums\, I am creating spaces that give a glimpse of some other world\, somewhere weird and wrong. This is Cthutopia.”\n\nAbout the artist\nJason Gray is a furniture maker residing in Indianapolis. Wood is the medium most often used\, but he also dabbles in slip cast ceramics and looks for inspiration in found objects. He earned a BFA at Herron School of Art and an MFA at The University of Wisconsin – Madison.\nGray is the Lead Builder at Big Car Collaborative. He is the designer behind campus projects such as The Chicken Chapel of Love\, The Chicken Palace\, and Wandering Grove.\n\nThis exhibit is made possible by The Arts Council of Indianapolis\, The City of Indianapolis and Allen Whitehill Clowes Foundation.\n\nJeremy Efroymson Gallery\nOpening events April 7\, 6-10pm & May 5\, 6-10pm
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/jason-gray-cthutopia-2/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:Yeabsera Tabb-Tezeta
DESCRIPTION:tezeta (teh-zeh-tah): an Amharic word that roughly translates to memory\, nostalgia\, or longing \nThis body of work is an exploration of the physical and figurative aspects of “place.” On one hand\, the word “place” refers to our built environment\, choices of design\, and our interactions with the physical world. On the other hand\, it refers to a sense of belonging that is cultural and emotional–still deeply tied to the physical world\, but able to exist without it through memory. I invite the viewer to step into the threshold separating “here and now” from”‘then and there.”  \nPhysical spaces such as markets\, homes\, and schools are where most of our memories are made\, and the physicality of a space is significant in shaping our upbringing. I am deeply influenced and inspired by the colors\, textures\, and sounds that surrounded me during my childhood in Ethiopia.  \nWhen I came to the U.S. from Addis Ababa as a teenager\, I found myself existing in a liminal space. I longed for the outdoor markets\, casual coffee gatherings\, and kids kicking soccer balls on narrow streets. This was where my sense of place rested and suddenly it was nowhere to be found. I had to completely reframe my understanding of place. By acknowledging the importance of place in shaping our identity\, I explore what happens when we are separated from our places by distance and time. – Yeabsera Tabb \nAbout the Artist  \nYeabsera Tabb is an interdisciplinary visual artist with a focus in printmaking and textiles. Her work explores the intersectionalities and liminal space contained within one’s personal identity.  \nAs an artist\, Yeabsera often struggles to reconcile her pain\, bewilderment\, and anger with societal expectations to create beauty. Acknowledging anger\, joy\, and resistance\, her work exists in a complicated middle ground\, invoking the recognition and appreciation of disparate feelings and experiences. \nAfter graduating with degrees in both Design for Social Impact and Fine Arts\, Yeabsera held multiple solo and group shows in Indianapolis including a group show at Newfields. Additionally\, she was one of 10 Black woman artists named as an Emerging Visionary Artist by Shea Moisture. \n\n\nMain Gallery\nVISIT US\nWednesday -Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.\nSaturday & Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.\nTube is also open until 10 p.m. each First Friday.\nClosed Holidays\n\nThis exhibit is made possible by The Arts Council of Indianapolis\, The City of Indianapolis and Allen Whitehill Clowes Foundation.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/yeabsera-tabb-tezeta/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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