Artist Michael Leavitt with his “Notzle” creations, which are not gas nozzles, but life-size replicas with articulating parts as if they could dispense gas. Currently on view at Mini Mart City Park. (Courtesy of Michael Leavitt)
August is a time of reflection for many of us as we savor the last full month of summer and anticipate the changes that fall brings. These thought-provoking exhibitions ask us to reconsider art and political history through carefully crafted works of art that elevate often-overlooked stories and materials.
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“Stephanie Syjuco: After/Images”
A detail of an elaborate art installation by Stephanie Syjuco currently on view at the Frye Art Museum: “Dodge and Burn (Visible Storage),” 2019. (Stephanie Syjuco)
In our image-saturated world, Syjuco asks us to think about photographs — how they record or shape history and how they can be altered over time. In this exhibition, the Oakland-based artist, who was born in the Philippines, revisits the history of U.S. military expeditions, including the occupation of the Philippines (1898-1946). After mining the archives of libraries, universities and other institutions, Syjuco manipulates historical photographs by playing with scale, color, layering and pixelation, along with inserting props and even her own hands into rephotographed works. Over and over, she questions the veracity and neutrality of photos.
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