In Milwaukee, four artists uncover the trauma towards collective health – huge
What does it mean to be in a world full of injustice and privileged at the expense of a few people? The exhibition opening Friday at the Hagerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee considers the impact of hidden trauma and the ruthless relationship between personal and collective wellness.
No one knows everything Four artists – Bryana Bibbs, Raoul Deal, Maria Gaspar and Coma (formerly), were invited to use artistic creation to deal with complex emotions, imagine solutions to solve a wide range of problems, and share their stories and other people’s stories. A timely exhibition curated by Colossal raises questions such as addiction, imprisonment, immigration, and support for caregivers, issues conveyed through visual arrest works across media.
No one knows everything Through the portrait of the deal, intimate renderings were performed through hours of conversation with the subject. Combined with his wooden sculptures, the carefully crafted carving explores the central role of immigration in American history and culture. Bibbs’ weaving and monotype prints (created while she cared for many of her dying grandparents), is a kind of ghost archive that remains after death.
Swoon’s “Medea” fills the fourth gallery space, a deeply personalized installation the artist has done, partly due to her mother’s lifelong struggle with addiction and mental illness. A naked mother of tarantula, portrait of Swoon’s own family, wooden windows and audio elements layer the personal artifacts and have recurring patterns about intergenerational trauma.
Wisconsin Iteration of Wisconsin Missing Prison At the end of the exhibition, the series tucked into a smaller, narrower space. The project invites visitors to use hole punches to delete and mask carceral space. Since incarceration has historically been the only way society can solve harm and trauma, Gaspar’s work task is to everyone’s abolitionist to imagine other possibilities.
title, No one knows everythingfrom a conversation with Bibbs, in which she describes the emotional, psychological and physical harm she has taken care of her grandparents in the last few months. Referring to the intersection and multi-layered effects of trauma, the phrase is also multivalent: it cites the enormous energy needed to function when you are sick, the widespread impact of trauma on your personal life, and the social, political and cultural costs of unisolated problems.
No one knows everything It will be visited from August 22 to December 20. The Hagerty Museum of Art is located in Marquette University in Milwaukee.
