Adriana Farmiga

Index

September 4th – October 30, 2024

In this exhibition, Index, Adriana Farmiga, argues that the reliance on abstracted, oversimplified, and predigested expressions removes nuance and agency from the public sphere and from interpersonal debate.

At the center of the exhibition is a sculptural installation of ambiguous plywood forms. Originating from run-of-the-mill children’s crafting masks of characters like princesses and pirates, Farmiga broadens the scope of these abstracted icons to include the forms of an emoji keyboard. In scaling up these objects of play to monumental size, Farmiga transforms them into protest posters that – devoid of any specific rallying cry – obscure both their reference and their wearer.

Against these contradictory forms, Farmiga displays a triptych of watercolors from her still life collection. These red, yellow, and blue materials are categorized and reproduced in a painstakingly analog process. The drawings are time-consuming expositions on everyday objects that, through what Farmiga calls “deep looking,” are studied, translated, and expanded to reveal alternate understandings.

Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, 1 – 6 pm, and by appointment.

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