Queer Reverb: 50 States Upholds and Upends LGBTQIA + Historical Narrative
By Jessica Borusky I write this review on June 30th, 2019. Pride Month. Celebrated in June to commemorate (sans Vodka ads) the Stonewall […]
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Review: Safe-Keeping – An Exploration of Mass Incarceration and the Black Family at The CMPLX
By Pete Hoffecker Mejía The CMPLX in Memphis, Tennessee, is fast becoming a spot for exhibitions that consistently challenge and provoke the viewer. […]
Camera Obscura: Aaron Suggs at Tops Gallery
By Mary Phan A camera obscura, in its most basic form, is a lightbox. It has often been used as a rudimentary tracing […]
Memphis on the Upswing: The 2019 ArtsAccelerator Grant Winners
by Clay Palmer Since 2013, ArtsMemphis has awarded grants to working visual artists in Shelby County to support them at a critical juncture […]
Defiant Reticence in Santina Amato’s Dis-rupted
By Lisa Williamson Wearing a long-sleeved tomato red shirt with matching leggings pushed up to her knees, a woman walks quietly through the […]
Conversation with Chen Wang
By Lisa Williamson Chen Wang is a recent graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (MFA 2018 in Photography and Related Media) and […]
A Frolicsome Journey Through Harmon’s Make-a-Do
By Lisa Williamson The title of a show is our introduction to the artist’s work, the selling point to the end-product, an enticement […]
Color Meditations – A Reliquary
By Sue Fox Times are tough. Everything seems difficult and downright frustrating…politics, the environment, social media, traffic. The constant push to go faster, […]
A Review of Jefferson Pinder: Thin Skin/Shock Layer
by Clay Palmer For a show with only four pieces, Jefferson Pinder’s Thin Skin/Shock Layer is anything but sparse in terms of content. […]
Inheritance: A Lineage of Black Art Exhibition Review
By Mary Phan (Web Article) On January 11, The Collective, a Memphis-based group of black creatives, hosted their inaugural exhibition, Inheritance: A Lineage […]