Cristina Rosa Nelson: Ikonoplastic

When:
Thursday, Jul 13, 2017 5:30p -
7:30p

Where:
Jamaica Plain Branch Library
30 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art

Event website:
https://www.friendsjplibrary.org/exhibitions/2017/6/21/cristina-rosa-nelson-ikonoplastic

The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge are pleased to announce the second exhibition held in the newly renovated library space. After soliciting proposals from over 50 local artists and groups, a selection committee comprised of community members and BPL staff chose four exceptional artists to fill its gallery for the rest of 2017, with mixed media artist Cristina Rosa Nelson filling the second spot.


Based in Jamaica Plain, Nelson combines her academic expertise in history and gender theory with her multicultural background through whimsical, multivalent collages and assemblages. She collects objects and paper ephemera incessantly, accumulating medical textbook pages, vintage illustrations, animal figurines, environmental detritus, and various thrifted bric-a-brac. These components are then brought together in two- and three-dimensional mixed media creations, each layered with characters and symbols at once familiar and strange. As the title suggests, Nelson considers her work iconoclastic, smashing together recognizable historical figures, fashion models, fantastical creatures, and traditional monuments with irreverence, critique, and at times a cheeky sense of humor. However, it is also plastic, open to many interpretations as each viewer brings their own experience, knowledge, and perspective to the work.


This exhibition is sponsored by the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library. A non-profit dedictated to planning and sponsoring free educational and cultural programs for all who visit the JP library.


Cristina Rosa Nelson: IKONOPLASTIC is on view from July 7 through August 31, 2017, with a public reception to be held on Thursday, July 13, 5:30-7:30 PM. The library is open Monday-Wednesday 10-6, Thursday 12-8, and Friday-Saturday 9-5 (closed Sundays). The exhibition space is located on the lower level.

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