HERE AND NOW: PRINTMAKING AND THE POLITICAL PRESENT
October 8 – November 9, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, October 12, 5-7 PM
Here and Now: Printmaking and the Political Present is an exhibition of prints by Memphis-based artists exploring social issues of our
contemporary moment on local, national, and global levels. Artists include Maritza
Dávila, Vanessa González-Hernández, Nelson Gutierrez, Lawrence Matthews, Carl Moore,
Joel Parsons, Jennifer Sargent, and Yancy Villa-Calvo.
Master printmaker Maritza Dávila will lead artists in a series of workshops formulating concepts and producing the prints on view. Artists explore topics such as gentrification, climate change, gun violence, queer politics, immigration, education, and non-violent protest. The exhibition also contemplates the role of printmaking as a means of expression in our fast-paced, digital age.
The exhibition runs concurrently with the exhibition Freedom of the Press: Posters from Progressive Print Shops, 1960s - Present organized by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles, California.
Image: Carl Moore, Save the People, Save the World, 2018. Screen print on paper, 30 x 22 in. Courtesy of the artist.