MAT TOMEZSKO

Jarring

at Delaware Contemporary

May 26 - August 27, 2017

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featuring: Roberto Lugo, Theodore Harris, Charlie Cunningham, Yelizaveta Masalimova, and Mat Tomezsko

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“Jarring” is used as a metonym to suggest a double meaning of a jar as both a container and the subject that is held within.  Because an urn contains remnants in the form of ashes, it becomes a symbol of the person who is remembered, creating an easily digestible memorial.  This exhibit paradoxically confronts the viewer directly with the subject. The resulting discomfort can be “jarring.”

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https://www.decontemporary.org/jarring​

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Review by Philly Artblog: http://www.theartblog.org/2017/08/jarring-at-delaware-contemporary-organized-by-roberto-lugo-a-conversation-about-emmett-till-and-trayvon-martin-that-welcomes-all/

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