September 7 - 28, 2024
From Stinson House:
“An Early Education is an exhibition of new collage work by Anastasia Kirages and a release party for Daddy Issues No. 6 by Nick Stinson. Through the medium of collage, Kirages and Stinson delve into themes of coming of age, seeking out intimate connections, sexual exploration, and learning how to navigate relationally in the world. Even the physical act of collaging elevates these themes: organic matter pressed into juicy pulp, stiffened, sent out into the universe as disparate shapes and colors, discovered and brought together, and ultimately pasted down, layered, and/or overlapping with each other.
The artists’ shared curiosity toward desire reveals that it can be both base and transcendent between all manner of human, animal, vegetable, or mineral. In Kirages’ newest work, mossy natural worlds mix with intimately human ones, and likewise in Daddy Issues No. 6, we see a multiplicity of yearning mingling together and unveiled with each turn of the page. Additionally, for Kirages specifically, these collages also help open up the conversation surrounding sex, desire, and the mixed messages we receive about these “taboo” topics growing up.
About the artists:
Anastasia “Stacy” Kirages is a Houston-based collage artist, zinester, and community organizer. In her work, she utilizes found ephemera through collage and zine-making to reflect on her own family history and relationships, and to create fictionalized memories in new contexts. Currently, she runs a monthly collage meet-up group with artist Chasity Porter called Scissors of Texas/Tijeras de Tejas, and has also been a lead organizer for Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) since 2013. In addition to her work with ZFH, she volunteers with Black & Pink, Girls Rock Camp Houston, and Montrose Grace Place. Her work has shown nationally and internationally, which you can check out online at https://kllages.com/home.html or on Instagram: @k.llages.
Daddy Issues Zine is the Gulf Coast’s sweetest and raunchiest personal ads zine. Celebrating its sixth issue, Daddy Issues is a vehicle for intimate connection as defined by those who submit to it. It is edited and published by Nick Stinson, the owner of Stinson House, an art space in the Washington Terrace neighborhood of Houston, Texas. The house, built in 1940, provides physical space for friends to exhibit work at all career stages.”
Reception: September 7, 2024 | 5–8 pm
2718 Ruth Street
Houston, 77004 Texas
501-908-4245
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