August 26 - November 9, 2024
From Texas State Galleries:
“In Scene 8: Aircraft Carrier by Lauren Kelley, the artist treats the gallery like a diorama or a set from her latest stop-motion animation video titled “Scene 8: The Aircraft’s Refrigerated Storage.” This exhibition is part of an ongoing series that conflates notes on travel with impressions of everyday life. Kelley builds malleable worlds to offset a robust protagonist whose quirks stem from efforts to correct the asymmetrical relationships they encounter. Accentuating that which is off-kilter through drawings and videos, Kelley began this work in 2021 while an artist-in-residence with Skidmore College’s Tang Teaching Museum. Like everyone in 2021, she was maneuvering through a post-pandemic landscape. Expanding upon ideas about travel, Kelley is currently exploring global movement through the repatriation of heritage objects—meditating on pillage items departing museum collections and returning to their place of origin. Plasticine, toys, and souvenirs are employed to assess a heavy history freely and render the perpetual motion of a colonial journey like the African diaspora.”
Reception: September 5, 2024 | 5–7 pm
The University Galleries at Texas State University | Joann Cole Mitte Building
233 West Sessom Street
San Marcos, 78666 Texas
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