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That Mortal Coil:
Rebuking the Ideal in Contemporary Figurative Art
May 11 - June 29, 2013
Opening reception, Saturday, May 11, 8-10pm

Artists included in this exhibition:  
Seth Alverson (Houston), R.E. Cox (Dallas), Brian K. Jones (Dallas), Denise Prince (Austin), Ari Richter (New York), Nina Schwanse (New Orleans/Los Angeles) and Taro-kun (Yokohama, Japan)

Our predominant cultural preoccupation with beauty & physical perfection has led a number of contemporary artists to confront and even turn the tables on idealization in regards to the human body.  This group exhibition at CentralTrak reveals the frailty & failure of flesh.  By refusing to honor Western society’s prescribed aesthetic standards, apologetic modesty or polite behavior, these artists become activists in a dynamic form of social protest.  Rather than a rejection of beauty - these artworks generously search for beauty in the varied spectrum of the human condition.
 

Gallery Hours:

Sat., 12 - 5pm
By appointment: 214-824-9302

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Opening reception: Fri., May 24, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Visual Arts Building Main Gallery

First Impressions
by Katie Crowell

Photographer Katie Crowell explores societal conformity as it impacts women’s lives. She reflects on how women’s identities are constrained by the daily performative roles they enact.

Souvenir
by Fatma Rana Şahin

Inspired by true accounts, Fatma Rana Şahin’s photographs explore the relationship between human beings and their natural inclination to give a definite meaning to artifacts and objects of value.

Woman Still Standing
by Lori Snyder

Artist Lori Snyder embraces the series to present collaborative narratives in the form of photographic portraits. She combines image and text to communicate the individual challenges that her woman sitters have faced and overcome.
 

Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.