This month EBSQ delves into the realm of identity politics and art. Our featured artists, Tina Imel and Angie Reed Garner both rely heavily personal iconography that they've developed over the years. Both interviews delve into their icons and meanings. Also, we're taking on our first self-portrait show this month. The exhibit, "Me, Myself, and I: The Self-Portrait Show," runs through March 31. (Don't miss "Into the Woods: Little Red Riding Hood as Altered Book" and "FOTM: Daffodils", also through the end of March!)
We also look at how identity is irrevocably interwined in one's art via a discussion on Christo & Jeanne-Claude's "The Gates" installation in Central Park, New York. We asked both members and others to sound off on the subject, and the overwhelming respocnse was that how one saw Christo's work in many ways depended upon one's opinion of Christo. And we also discovered that even artists are very divided on this subject. Even regular contributor Alyson Stanfield weighed via several thoughtful posts in her blog.
For additional contemplation:
The Gates:
http://christojeanneclaude.net/tg.html
The Somerville Gates:
http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm
The Crackers:
http://smilinggoat.com/crackers1.html
Enjoy!
Amie Gillingham, editor
1 March 2005
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