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View all threadsDear All,
I hope you are having a wonderful and healthy summer.
I wanted to invite you to go see the exhibit I curated called: *Crossroads:
Book Artists Impassioned Response to Immigration, Human Rights and Our
Environment *- Hunterdon Museum of Art in Clinton NJ - May - Sept 2021 -
https://hunterdonartmuseum.org/crossroads-book-artists-impressions-immigration-human-rights-environment/
Statement:
We are at a crossroad. Our world is changing in myriad ways: refugees and
migrants are being displaced, our environment is visibly in peril and there
are constant conflicts/wars between countries and within nations. This past
year the world was devastated by a pandemic, Covid-19, which to date has
caused more than 562,000 deaths in the United States.
Our lives over this past year have changed in ways that we are still trying
to comprehend. With the pandemic, we lost the unspoken connection we make
with one another, from a single handshake to a hug or kiss. This exhibition
re-connects us and celebrates the return of the artists, who are reacting,
lending their voices, and presenting book works that reflect our tumultuous
times. They share personal stories, reflecting the changes they observe,
alongside concerns for our current policies towards immigration, climate
change and equal rights. The books presented in this exhibition open a
dialogue about policies and concerns facing our country.
Featured Artists:
Aileen Bassis
Pam Cooper
Therese Swift- Hahn
Kathy T. Hettinga
Tana Kellner and Ann Kalmbach
MaryAnn Miller
MaryAnn L. Miller and J. C. Todd – Lucia Press
Sarah Nicholls
David Sellers
Thomas Parker Williams
Maria G Pisano - Curator
In case you cannot go, the show was just reviewed and below is the link to
the article in the The Artful Blogger- by Ilene Dube
Wishing you all the best
Maria
Maria G Pisano
Memory Press
MGP Studio Arts
www.mariagpisano.com
Curator: *Crossroads: Book Artists Impassioned Response to Immigration,
Human Rights and Our Environment *- Hunterdon Museum of Art -
https://hunterdonartmuseum.org/crossroads-book-artists-impressions-immigration-human-rights-environment/
"All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as
often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the
deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place." 1984 by
George Orwell
See new books from Memory Press:
Fractured: Covid 19 - Memento Mori vs. Memento Vivere -
https://www.mariagpisano.com/?page_id=459
Via Dolorosa: From Sea to Shining Sea-
https://mariagpisano.com/?page_id=1391