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Jeanette May: Curious Devices
January 23rd – February 28th
Opening Reception: February 7th | 5 – 8 PM
Curious Devices is a solo exhibition of work by Jeanette May. Curious Devices continues the exploration of beautifully designed vintage technology begun in May’s Tech Vanitas series. Surrounded by rich silks and damask wall covering, arrangements of domestic wares once again suggest 17th century Dutch still life paintings with their air of craft guilds, international trade, and personal wealth. Adding screw drivers and other tools to the assembled relics illuminates our desire to revive the damaged or deceased, as well as a culture of designed obsolescence and its environmental impact. May’s still lifes also reference the contemporary vanitas of advertising imagery. In an era overflowing with products, the temptation of worldly goods takes on new meaning. Curious Devices examines the present and the past of technology without easy answers but rather, like the Dutch vanitas, with a sense of wonder and trepidation.
ARC Gallery
1463 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL
Location: Chicago, Illinois Type: Exhibition
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