Art Review
Sable Elyse Smith Reveals the Shapes of State Violence
The artist’s critique of the prison-industrial complex simultaneously deepens and skewers the legacies of Minimalism.
Sable Elyse Smith
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In Richmond, Tracing the “Great Force” of American Racism
Taking a cue from James Baldwin, an exhibition considers the way that American racism moves forward — from the arrival of the first ship carrying enslaved Africans to the insidious ways it has trickled through the capillaries of American culture.
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Redefining Identity Through Artists' Books
The works at Center for Book Arts embrace a wide spectrum of emotions and subjectivities outside of White-centric definitions of what an “American” is.
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Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Sable Elyse Smith Wants a Mean Falsetto
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
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An Artist’s Bond with Her Imprisoned Father
In Sable Elyse Smith’s exhibition Ordinary Violence, the artist’s father is both muse and specter.
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A Curated Section Brings Body Politics to Volta NY
Wendy Vogel's curated section at Volta NY reminds us that we carry our identities with us always — even inside the artificial environment of an art fair.
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Christopher Walken Heads, Winged Feet, and Other Sculptures Alight Along the East River
The 2016 Emerging Artist exhibit at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens includes a truck full of butterflies, and a gathering of Christopher Walken heads.
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Artists of the African Diaspora Cast Off the Legacy of Displacement
A solitary figure standing against the far wall of the gallery, Sable Elyse Smith says: “My father was a drug dealer and loved me.”