March 12 - May 29, 2022
From the Galveston Arts Center:
“Joachim West’s exhibition Critical Mass includes works on paper and ceramics featuring accumulations of human figures. For West these images have historical and contemporary references including imagery of the concentration camps of the Holocaust, the threat of overpopulation, and more current concerns that arise over social distancing during the ongoing pandemic. The mass of these crowds and chaos of their arrangements are the artist’s expression of feelings of social anxiety and claustrophobia. Through these works West juxtaposes the sentiments of being walked all over and standing on the shoulders of those who came before us.”
Reception: March 12, 2022 | 6–9 pm
2127 Strand Street
Galveston, 77550 TX
(409) 763-2403
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