We stopped by Jarrett’s opening at SubBasement Studios at the beginning of the evening. I was excited about Jarrett’s newest paintings, mostly small and sepia toned, with a mixture of beautiful formal elements and menacing, dark subjects.
SBA Press Release: “There’s a Billie Holiday song called “Strange Fruit,”about the lynching of African Americans in the Deep South. In a drawing of the same title by Korea-born artist Jarrett Min Davis, the dead bodies hang from a tree like shadows of Billie’s voice. Davis’s work loves to poke at native cultures, teasing old images into new relationships for unexpected meanings.”
SHOWING: MAY16 – JUNE 7
ART TALK: FRIDAY MAY 16, 2008 6:00PM
ARTIST RECEPTION WITH SELECT WINES FROM BIN604: 6:30 PM – 8:00PM
GALLERY HOURS: SUNDAY-FRIDAY appointments anytime
SATURDAY 11AM- 5PM
SUB-BASEMENT ARTIST STUDIOS
118 NORTH HOWARD STR, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 US
www.sbastudios.com
Congratulations to Jarrett, who will be leaving our fair city for a fulltime teaching job in Boston. We will miss him, and Courtney, too.