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Tell Me More About Yourself
Self-Portraits and Other Autobiographical Endeavors
curated by Juno Zago
June 25th – August 5th, 2022
Opening Reception – June 25th, 6-9pm
Gallery Aferro Main Gallery
73 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Self-portraits often capture likeness in relation to time, place, and life events. They can be emblematic or symbolic of things we believe in, often saying more about the creator than the artist themselves would care to admit. The goal of our show is for artists to present work that depicts and reflects their true thoughts and form, regardless of whether they imbue the work with their physical image.
This exhibition borrows from salon-style presentation, where wildly different artistic expressions coexist under the same banner and no one artwork need be the sole ambassador of a particular point of view. Casting a wide net to capture an impressive variety of interpretations, it offers old and new takes on the creative confessional that is the self-portrait.