Fall 2024
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess—The Finest Disregard
Even her utilitarian tableware—tortilla plates and coffee mugs—appear sculptural, not functional. Whereas many ceramicists, including her husband, take great pains to rid their work of evidence of their physicality, eradicating touch, pressure, emotion, and kinetic energy, Magdalena’s sculptures quiver with her presence. Fingerprints, pinch marks, patchwork, the spontaneity and surety of her brushstrokes altogether engender a perceptible alive-ness.
Zora J. Murff: Documenting the Shadow Empire
Zora J Murff is an artist and educator whose work critically examines systemic oppression and the cultural, historical, and personal...