ArtCenter/South Florida Celebrates Opening Reception of “On Documentary Abstraction”

Photography by Ryan Troy on October 5th, 2017 in Lifestyle

Miami, FL – September 30, 2017 – ArtCenter/South Florida celebrated the opening reception of On Documentary Abstraction, a new exhibit that explores the ways contemporary artists are using abstract painting and sculpture to document, discuss and revisualize recent history. The reception was preceded by a fascinating conversation between curator Rachael Rakes and featured artist Tomashi Jackson about the origin and process of her mixed media practice. Featuring artists Torkwase Dyson, Eugenio Espinoza, Tomashi Jackson, Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, the works in On Documentary Abstraction examine a range of topics, including the history of lynching in the southern United States, civil rights legislation, and labor exploitation in the 20th century. These revisualizations vary widely in aesthetic and process, from dense configurations to colorful and airy representations, offering the viewer the opportunity to choose what and how much information to take in.