Earlier this year, I went to a few art shows and museum exhibits that I hadn't gotten around to posting about until now. I had initially planned to write separate blog posts about them, but since 2024 is half-over now, this post will be a photo dump with some links and captions.
Black Creativity 2024 at The Museum of Science and Industry
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| Myrya Johnson |
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| I've met this guy before. 😒 |
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| Keila Strong |
Moore's Marvelous Minis at The Museum of Science and Industry
Anyone who's been to my studio knows that I love miniatures and dollhouses. I think that love affair began with seeing
Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle at the Museum of Science and Industry when I was a little girl. Local author
Kathleen Rooney recently published a novel inspired by Colleen Moore's life called
From Dust to Stardust and the museum had a special event called Moore's Marvelous Minis to celebrate.
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| Author Kathleen Rooney in conversation with Alice Hargreave |
I took lots of pictures of the Fairy Castle that day. It's so exquisite and enchanting. I never get tired of looking at it. Every time I go to the museum, I have to see it.
The museum also showcased a Mini Marketplace full of vendors selling dollhouse furniture.
The Blue Paradox at the Museum of Science and Industry
The title and subtitle say it all. This is an exhibit about plastic pollution. It's everywhere. What are we going to do now?
I do take issue with a multi-billion dollar multinational corporation that has sold plenty of products in plastic packaging over the years asking us to consider, as individuals, the amount of plastic we consume.
It would be great if every washing machine had one of these to filter out the microplastics and keep them from getting into the water supply.
Thought-provoking and important, though frustrating because I didn't ask to live in a world where a lot of the things I need come in plastic containers. I try to recycle plastic, but apparently it's
mostly a scam?
Faith Ringgold at The Museum of Contemporary Art
Not long after this retrospective closed, Faith Ringgold passed away at the age of 93. I am so happy that she got the recognition she deserved at the end of her life. As someone who became familiar with her art through her illustrations for
Tar Beach, it was really powerful to see her early work from the 1960s.
The artwork below is by other artists who were inspired by Faith Ringgold's work.
Looking forward to the art experiences I'll have in the second half of 2024.
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