Tell Me a Story and I’ll Sing You a Song
This exhibition showcases a group of artists whose practices are invested in the exploration of narrative and the ways in which the personal intersects and complicates the historical record. Through painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and installation, these artists explore the nuance and tension that exists between personal histories and dominant historical narratives. There is in each piece the element of juxtaposition that puts forth a reconsideration of context and content, material and meaning. As such, each work is a gesture towards the formation of a visual language that can be read as annotations to the histories that have been built around and through but not from.
With works by Yasmine Diaz, Ramiro Gomez, David Huffman, Dulce Soledad Ibarra, Vincent Miranda, Star Montana, Chinwe Okona, noé olivas, Umar Rashid and Savannah Wood.
Curated by Bianca M. Morán
Star Montana, Maria Mae (2018), Inkjet Print Edition of 5, 27 x 35 in. Savannah Wood, 2019.
Vincent Miranda, that Actavis pull; Silicone, fabric, Actavis, Sprite, Styrofoam 58 x 50 x 5 inches, 2019
Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
Vincent Miranda, flexin’ gold fronts; Silicone, glass, Patek water, alloy 10 x 10 x 14 inches, 2019.
Star Montana, What Remains of Her... (East LA Hieroglyphics), Plaster, Pigment, Flowers, 35 x 44 x 12 inches, 2019.
Yasmine Diaz , Arrivals (2019), Mixed media collage, wallpaper, satin damask, and glitter on wood panel , 48 x 36 inches.
Discussion with artists Yasmine Diaz, Chinwe Okona and Savannah Wood. Moderated by Bianca Morán. Charlie James Gallery, May 4, 2019.
Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
Dulce Soledad Ibarra, Bolsote #1 and 2 (2018): lleno es el pasado, Five bolsas de Mercado,62 x 17 in. El cuerpo y el sangre, five bolsas de Mercado, 62 x 25 in. Chinwe Okona From the Window You Can See the Magnolia Tree (2019), screen printing on found glass 33.75 x 30 in. Ramiro Gomez, The Flower Sellers (2019) acrylic, oil stick and cardboard on canvas. 30 x 30 in.