A Public Character Shannon Ebner Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

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Shannon Ebner's substantial and borderline overwhelming amount of "A's" managed to work well with the intimacy-inducing black and white she chose to portray her pictures with. The space is quiet and you feel very engaged with the A's. For me, there's a sense of familiarity and childhood because of the letter being "A," I am vaguely reminded of how significant the letter "A" was for me (my name beginning with an A, "A for Ashley," "A for Apple," alphabet boards, "A" as a letter grade and all the positivity and praise that would come with it). I thought her approach of finding the different "A's" was quirky and almost innocent, reminiscent of the childhood associations I had with the "A's" specifically. This doesn't make the collection childish, however, it adds a sense of wonder and a willingness to explore.

Rubell Collection Response

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The Rubell Family Collection is presenting an exhibition that features all female artists. This concept for the exhibition is not only empowering but inspiring as a female artist myself. This collection was very successful at having an extensive amount of work in a space without it being overwhelming. Fortunately with this, there were quite a few pieces that I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated. Jenny Holzer's "Truisms," reigns in as one of my favorites. It features sayings and claims that offer retrospective way on viewing the world and how the world is viewed. Of course, with it's bench-like shape, initial thoughts were that it was a bench you could sit on, and metaphorically speaking, this piece does offer a way to support someone through the knowledge it entails.

Steven and William Ladd: Mary Queen of the Universe

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"Pink Cadillac's" stark and seemingly "adorable" pink is what essentially drew me to this piece. Pink being a color of femininity and little girls, the title is seemingly fit for a princess. The meticulously crafted set of boxes(in rows of 4x6) each seem to provoke very strong emotions and memories within the viewer, similarly to the memories that were used as inspiration for the separate pieces in the series itself. The idea of incorporating these memories into a box is very reminiscent of JOSEPH Cornell and his shadow boxes. However, "Pink Cadillac" and the other pieces in this series maintain a more cheerful, childhood -based demeanor. 

CIFO Response

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The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) presented a solo exhibition by Gustavo Pérez Monzón at the CIFO Art Space in Miami, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States. Initially, the gallery seemed overwhelming, primarily because of the amount of people. However, in the more subdued areas of the gallery, where the walls were painted an olive grey color, I found enough solace to actually appreciate the framed works. These paintings are full of expression and muted colors, opposite ideas and functions literally complimenting each other to create these pieces. 

Margulies collection

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The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse is a non-profit institution located in a 45,000 square foot retro-fitted warehouse in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami. My piece is a reflection of the three rocks shown at the entrance of the gallery, by Michael Heizer, called "Elevated, Surface, Depressed." His pieces play with perception and the idea of art coming from the earth/land. In my piece, I chose to reflect my job through form and material. The company I work for takes pride in their use of organic and recycled material in everything they manufacture, so I wanted to use the "throwaways" as representatives of objects that have potential to be manipulated just like other products that have been produced. Being in grass is representative of garbages and landfills, relating to things from the earth decomposing to be recycled again. However, through this singular object, I feel it emphasizes the potential of these materials. 

 

Freedom Tower Response – Robert Huff

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Essentially, Huff’s use of the mixture of found objects in an almost borderline "collage" type combination creates an engaging composition for the viewer. There are resting spaces for the viewers eye, as well as an enchanting area full of detail. Huff integrates his architectural background and forms with a subdued and calming "fragmented" collage.

"Nick Gilmore: Paper Pavement"

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For this exhibition, Gilmore states that he tells a story of "the history and the future." Three prints of a manhole onto paper allude to the story of the process of industrialization. These "prints" carry a "silent beauty," being the paper is white and the embossed print of the manhole being not fully rendered on the paper, the viewer is provided with a sense of what once "was," "can be" and "will be." It is almost as if the embossing is a suggestion.

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