KANDY G LOPEZ: SITUATIONAL IDENTITY, NEW WORKS IN FIBER

17 September 202316 September 2023 Redazione

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Foto in evidenza: Kandy G Lopez: Situational Identity, New Works in Fiber, ACA Galleries. Photo credits Maurita Cardone[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”chino” border_width=”2″][vc_column_text]September 5–October 21, 2023

ACA Galleries presenta “Kandy G Lopez: Situational Identity, New Works in Fiber”, la prima mostra personale a New York di Lopez, ora rappresentata dalla galleria. Questa mostra segna anche l’inaugurazione della nuova seconda sede della galleria, al 173 della Tenth Avenue (20a strada) a Chelsea.

In qualità di ritrattista afro-caraibica americana multimediale, Lopez esplora l’identità attraverso individui emarginati che rappresentano la sua comunità. L’esplorazione della propria identità ha ispirato opere di vario genere per approfondire la conversazione sull'”alterità” con un significato metaforico e psicologico.

“Questa mostra è influenzata dal saggio di Ginetta Candelario intitolato Black behind my Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops”, condivide Lopez. “Secondo il testo, i capelli per i dominicani sono un significante di ascendenza, razza, classe e genere. Le caratteristiche e lo stile dei capelli ci dicono molto su una persona e determinano i privilegi insieme all’aspetto preferito di ‘ispanico’ – europeo + africano = bellezza ideale”. A complicare ulteriormente la questione, una volta che i dominicani arrivano negli Stati Uniti, il colore della loro pelle li inserisce in una nuova classificazione di alterità. A seconda della situazione, gli immigrati e molte minoranze in questo Paese si scambiano i ruoli e la loro identità diventa situazionale”.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95577″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]

Kandy G Lopez (nata nel New Jersey) vive e lavora a Fort Lauderdale. Tra le mostre personali selezionate figurano “(in)visibility: cache”, NSU Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale (2023); “Phenomenal Woman”, Miramar Cultural Center (2023); “Intersectionality”, Coral Spring Museum of Art (2023); “(in)visible: Code-Switching”, Girls Club Warehouse, Fort Lauderdale (2022); “(in)visible: Yup-Pity”, Frank C Ortis Gallery (Third Space), Pembroke Pines (2022). Il lavoro di Lopez è stato incluso in mostre collettive alla Kinfolk House, all’Armory Art Center, al Museo d’Arte di New Bedford e allo Studio 18. Lopez ha ricevuto il Broward County Cultural Division Artist Innovation Grant per il 2022-2023 e il Project Row House Grant nel 2022. Le sono state inoltre assegnate residenze presso Nacan nella Repubblica Dominicana (2023), Ucross nel Wyoming (2022), Hambidge nella Contea di Rabun, Georgia (2021) e Stay Home Gallery & Artist Residency a Paris, Tennessee (2021).

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95583″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]ABOUT ACA GALLERIES

Dal 1932, l’American Contemporary Art Gallery (ACA) è all’avanguardia nell’arte americana. Essendo una delle più antiche gallerie di New York, l’ACA ha presentato numerose mostre storiche introducendo il lavoro degli artisti Aaron Douglas, Alice Neel, Barnett Newman, David Smith e Charles White, tra i tanti.

Attualmente, la galleria comprende capolavori del XIX secolo e opere d’arte americana ed europea moderna e contemporanea. La galleria continua a battere nuove strade sostenendo gli artisti emergenti, rappresentando artisti affermati e proprietà illustri e proponendo mostre che onorano le forti radici storiche della galleria reimmaginandole in un contesto contemporaneo.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95574″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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KANDY G LOPEZ: SITUATIONAL IDENTITY, NEW WORKS IN FIBER

17 September 202317 September 2023 Redazione

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Featured photo: Kandy G Lopez: Situational Identity, New Works in Fiber, ACA Galleries. Photo credits Maurita Cardone[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”chino” border_width=”2″][vc_column_text]September 5–October 21, 2023
ACA Galleries present “Kandy G Lopez: Situational Identity, New Works in Fiber,” the first New York solo exhibition by Lopez, who is now represented by the gallery. This exhibition also marks the inaugural show in the gallery’s new second location at 173 Tenth Avenue (20^th Street) in Chelsea.

As a multi-media Afro-Caribbean American portrait artist, Lopez explores identity through marginalized individuals who represent her community. Navigating through her own identity has inspired works from a variety of mediums to further the conversation of “otherness” with metaphorical and psychological significance.

“This exhibition is influenced by Ginetta Candelario’s essay entitled Black behind my Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops,” shares Lopez. “According to the text, hair for Dominicans is a signifier for ancestry, race, class, and gender. Hair characteristics and style tell us a lot about a person and determines privileges along with the preferred look of ‘Hispanic’— European + African = ideal beauty. Complicating the matter further, once Dominicans come to the US, their skin color puts them in a new classification of otherness. Depending on the situation, immigrants and many minorities in this country switch roles, and their identity becomes situational.”[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95578″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Kandy G Lopez (b. New Jersey) lives and works in Fort Lauderdale. Selected solo exhibitions include “(in)visibility: cache,” NSU Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale (2023); “Phenomenal Woman”, Miramar Cultural Center (2023); “Intersectionality”, Coral Spring Museum of Art (2023); “(in)visible: Code-Switching,” Girls Club Warehouse, Fort Lauderdale (2022); “(in)visibility: Yup-Pity,” Frank C Ortis Gallery (Third Space), Pembroke Pines (2022). Lopez’s work has been included in group exhibitions at Kinfolk House, Armory Art Center, New Bedford Art Museum, and Studio 18. Lopez received the Broward County Cultural Division Artist Innovation Grant for 2022–2023 and the Project Row House Grant in 2022. She has also been awarded residencies at Nacan in the Dominican Republic (2023), Ucross in Wyoming (2022), Hambidge in Rabun County, Georgia (2021), and Stay Home Gallery & Artist Residency in Paris, Tennessee (2021).[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95584″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]ABOUT ACA GALLERIES

Since 1932, the American Contemporary Art Gallery (ACA) has been at the vanguard of American Art. As one of the oldest galleries in New York, ACA has presented numerous historic exhibitions introducing the work of artists Aaron Douglas, Alice Neel, Barnett Newman, David Smith, and Charles White, among many others.

Currently, the gallery’s scope includes masterworks from the 19th century as well as Modern and Contemporary American and European Art. The gallery continues to break new ground in their support of emerging artists, representation of established artists and distinguished estates, and exhibitions that honor the gallery’s strong historical roots by re-imagining them in a contemporary context.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”95575″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row]