Ben

A few images from a sitting with model Ben Lowe. Visit www.jmooreart.com to see more!

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Being Human, Opening Soon

My work will be featured in the Being Human exhibition at Union Street Gallery

Show Dates: October 12-November 12

Opening Reception: October 21  6-9pm

Juror Dan Addington, Owner/Director of the Addington Gallery, Chicago 

Olm, 2011 copyright Jennifer Moore

Equisite Corpse Closing Reception

Join me for the Exquisite Corpse (curated by Jenny Lam) 

Closing Reception Saturday, September 17, 7-10pm
Fulton Street Collective Gallery

2000 West Fulton Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago

Exquisite Corpse Opening Tonight!

Exquisite Corpse, curated by Jenny Lam,  will be on display at 

Fulton Street Collective Gallery
2000 West Fulton Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago
September 2 - 17

Opening Reception, TONIGHT! Friday, September 2, 7-10pm

Find reviews and images (Moore/McGath and Majka) featured here...

Art Letter (Paul Klein's write-up includes a preview / review and photos).

Gapers Block 

Sixty Inches From Center 

Join me for the Opening of Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse  will be on display at

Fulton Street Collective Gallery
2000 West Fulton Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago
September 2 - 17

Opening Reception, Friday, September 2, 7-10pm

Traditionally, Exquisite Corpse "explores the mystique of accident" and "a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse)." The exercise was based on an old parlor game played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution.
 

Sneak peak of images by myself, Carrie McGath and Brittany Majka below. Also check out this link, this link, this link and this link for additional sneak peaks at our artwork that will be on display during Exquisite Corpse.

Introspective, Digital Composite, Photograph

Woman's Day (Partially Finished) Photograph, Digital Composite

Untitled (Partially finished), Photograph, Drawing, Mixed Media

Unbinding Our Secrets

A collaborative piece for Exquisite Corpse by myself, Carrie McGath and Brittany Majka.

Unbinding Our Secrets

The worries of brassieres and anatomies keep us sullen and sweet.
Peepers’ eyes steal our fire and we sit there as one soft object
amid the ranks of Tom, Dick, and Harry.
We can never turn down the lights.
Unbinding our secrets,
exposure expensive like electricity running old lamps
covered
in nighties of bunny-white purity.
Exposing unveils power
prime
primal.
There should be parking tickets for Peeping Toms.

Poem by Carrie McGath


Official documentation images to come, but for now check out the images below. They were taken at Fulton Street Collective when dropping off artwork.

 Unbinding Our Secrets, 2011

 

Unbinding Our Secrets detail, 2011

Unbinding Our Secrets detail, 2011

Unbinding Our Secrets detail, 2011

Unbinding Our Secrets detail, 2011 

Unbinding Our Secrets detail (before addition of the poem), 2011 

Objectify Me. I'm an Artist, Slightly Askew.

Marilyn Monroe is an easily recognizable, iconic sex symbol.  Everyone loves Marilyn – or at least the idea of Marilyn. Apparently Chicago loved the image of Marilyn Monroe so much that they paid an East coast sculptor to build a 26’ tall replica of her to be displayed on Michigan Avenue.

The theory of sexual objectification and sex object culture makes apparent the blatant gender inequalities that exist in our society - a culture saturated by sexualized and one dimensional representations of women. Through advertising, societal norms and pop culture, women of all generations and all socioeconomic backgrounds have, in some way, become de-personalized objects of desire. 

Sex object culture, which urges women to feel the need to exploit their sexuality, plays a role in reinforcing sexism and the attitudes it promotes which underpin inequality. Some would argue that women chose to exploit their sexuality as an exercise in power and control. Others would argue that they choose to do so because they believe their worth lies solely in their sexuality.

My photographs were created with Marilyn's sexual potency and objectification (both through the media and self-induced) in mind. The decision to recreate the image of Marilyn as a disembodied, sexualized being was a conscience decision to portray Marilyn (and ultimately every woman’s) sexuality objectified through the eyes of an artist, slightly askew.

-Jennifer Moore, 2011