Friday, October 25, 2013

Juvenile In Justice



Photo by Richard Ross

There Is No, is exhibited in the Juvenile In Justice exhibition at the Crane Arts on view November 8 - December 12. 

There Is No is a series of ninety-four paintings intended to address urban violence and the experience of loss. It began as a Mural Arts Program project called The Ninety-Four Effect which was based around a study that concluded that for every victim of urban homicide, ninety-four people are directly affected. Having lost a friend to homicide in 2005, I myself am one of those ninety-four, and so, in July 2012, I led workshops at the Covenant House, a shelter facility for homeless youth located in Kensington. With the input of the young people I worked with, and drawing from my own experience, I developed imagery and vocabulary that approximates the experience of devastation and loss. I made ninety-four paintings to represent the ninety-four people affected by one death. Each painting approaches the same subject from a different angle, so together it becomes recognizable, while remaining freshly and frustratingly elusive. 

Click here to read my interview with the InLiquid Blog

Juvenile In Justice is curated by Julien Robson and Rachel Zimmerman and features the work of photographer Richard Ross and ceramicist Roberto Lugo and painter Mat Tomezsko, on view at the Crane Arts from November 8 to December 12, 2013. 


Reviews for Juvenile In Justice:
philly.com
The Artblog
The Inquirer
Knight Arts
Mother Jones

If you are interested in purchasing any piece from There Is No,
click here
A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Covenant House
and will help support the Youth Criminal Record Expungement Clinic on Dec. 3.