New exhibitions
BINARY VISIONS
American artist Linda Infante Lyons’s poignant icon portraits acknowledge her dual Alutiiq Alaska Native/Russian-Estonian identity. She communicates this elegantly by seamlessly commingling Russian Orthodox iconography with elements of Alutiiq culture. Inspired by family members and friends, and incorporating animals her ancestors hold sacred, Linda’s portraits are a form of visual de-colonization from Russian and American domination. Although she values both sides of her heritage, her work is part of an ongoing movement to revive, restore, and validate indigenous culture.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Turkish artist Senay Ulusoy’s art is a serious critique of contemporary life, with an emphasis on the condition of women. Her sculptures focus on a world that is increasingly absurd, meaningless, and lacking in spirituality. Using a fairytale language combining both Western and Eastern perspectives, she targets patriarchy, monotheistic religion, and modernity’s obsession with materialism. As with traditional fairytales, her stories have mixed endings.