Saris and other media carry messages, stop-motion videos reflect on time, three artists’ abstract works, a painter depicts female forms with grace and humor
For Monica Jahan Bose, community organizing is literally an art form. Her work encompasses domestic crafts such as weaving and gardening and enlists dozens of people in two very different locations: Southeast Washington and the village of Katakhali, Bangladesh. Some of the fruits of her ongoing multimedia endeavor, now in its 11th year, are gathered in “Nourish: Storytelling With Saris” at the Nicholson Project.
Yet other concerns slip or smash their way into her work. Among the decorative wall hangings made from worn-out saris is one whose many images include a bloodied U.S. Capitol, a detail inspired by the. Bose’s collective undertaking is traditional and even pastoral, but it’s driven by contemporary crisis. And there’s frequently a new one to weave into the fabric of life.
An adjacent space exhibits some of the puppets the filmmaker animated, as well as props used to make the videos. Whether viewed before or after watching the animations, these artifacts testify to Williams’s skill. They don’t look like much, but when pressed into motion, they become fleshy, tactile and vital.Intricate details build into expansive compositions in the patterned abstractions of “Epicenter,” Pazo Fine Art’s first show at its new second location.
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