Form + Content Gallery presents Rage. Remember. Renew., seven memorials to victims of gun violence, curated by Patricia Olson.
Seven artists have each chosen an incident of gun violence and created an installation to memorialize its victims. In these works, we acknowledge our rage at this senseless violence, remember its victims, and offer the opportunity to renew our commitment to eradicating gun violence.
Featured Artists:
Katayoun Amjadi
Linda Brooks
Betsy Dollar
Cory Favre
Carolyn Halliday
Tim Harding with Nina Martine Robinson
Patricia Olson
When:
December 7, 2023 - January 13, 2024
Gallery hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm and by appointment
Free and open to the public
Public Reception:
Saturday, December 9, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Performance ritual by Kristina Fjellman at 5:30 pm Free and open to the public
Artists' Talk:
Sunday, December 17, 1:00 pm in the Gallery
Moderated by Michal Sagar
Free and open to the public
Image:
Left - Detail of installation,The Last Thing I Saw,
Protestor shot in the eye on September 20, 2022,
in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Media: medical eye patches,
thread, paper roll, vinyl wall text
Right - Detail of installation: Mourning Cloths: Hate Crime
at Tops Friendly Market, Buffalo, NY, May 14, 2022.
Media: handstiching on hand-made substrates of animal
membrane and used dryer sheets; cast animal membrane
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