Diedrick Brackens: a slow reckoningSeptember 9 – December 10, 2017
Installed in the Grafly Gallery, a slow reckoning will feature ten new textile works by the artist. The weavings result from the revisitation of an earlier piece, he brings all parts of himself everywhere he goes(Seth), from 2013. Created in part as an homage to a friend who was steadfast in an ongoing celebration of his queer and racialized self, the work also speaks to the ways in which self-love is a critical component of resistance. The new works share this ethos. Bearing fragmented reflective surfaces that reference mirrors, they too touch on notions of self-care and revelry. However, they also address the notion of “the gaze”, the harm that can be caused by the act of looking, and how gestures of deflection are often necessary in the goal of self-preservation. Image: Diedrick Brackens, he brings all parts of himself everywhere he goes(Seth), 2013. Wood, fringe, acrylic paint, doorknobs, 36 x 52 x 4 in. Courtesy of the artist. |
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