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Wall: The Arbitrariness of Borders, Work by Jenny Wu

  • OCTOBER 12 - NOVEMBER 9
  • Davis Gallery at Houghton House, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva
  • October 12, 2018 to
    November 9, 2018
  • Category: Art & Museum Exhibits

Event Details

  • October 12, 2018 to
    November 9, 2018
  • 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • Free

Venue

  • Davis Gallery at Houghton House, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  • 1 Kings Lane
  • Geneva, NY 14456
  • 315-781-3487
  • http://www.hws.edu/academics/art/davisgallery.aspx

Event Description

OPENING RECEPTION: October 12, 6-8 pm Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Saturday 1:30-4:30 This exhibition includes video works and a series of small-scale sculptures. Using humor, Jenny Wu reveals the arbitrariness of border walls, and the absurdity of the political climate from an immigrant's perspective. This four-letter word, wall, deepens the divide between us, blames "the others" for America's own problems, reinforces hate, and imposes a simple solution to a systemic problem. The videos were made the most American way possible -- outsourcing. The series of sculptures are small-scale layered latex paint on wood panel. The process mirrors the action of building and the appearance resembles the structure of a wall. The title of each wall sculpture is triggered by a Trump tweet on the day each work is completed. The wall is not a solution; it is putting a Band-Aid on a broken bone.

Event presented by:

  • The Davis Gallery at Houghton House
  • (315) 781-3483
  • wager@hws.edu
  • https://www.hws.edu/academics/davisgallery/

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