marcosonEdge (O/O)
Family relations
From the Highline park one can see murals and billboards hanging up on a few of the surrounding buildings.This one is on Gansevoort St,located at one end of the 1.4- mile railway.The hand painted billboard/mural is part of an ongoing exhibition at the Whitney Museum (also on Gansevoort St next to the Highline) that began November 23rd.The work is called Before Now After (Mama,Mummy and Mamma) by Nigerian-born female artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby who now lives in Los Angeles.The work explores the artist's relationship with her family (in this case her sister,mother,and grandmother) as well as the cultural complications of the dual worlds in which she lives.The elaborate objects arranged on the table suggest a still life composition.The hallmark of Miss Crosby's compositions is the use of small photographic images as if they were swatches of fabric.She photocopies pictures from various sources such as wedding photos and magazines (on wall and chair) and transfers them to paper using acetone solvent.The result is a memory-book textile that evokes the feeling of nostalgia, rootedness,homesickness,and loss.For her other works see bottom link whitney.org/Exhibitions/NjidekaAkunyiliCrosby njidekaakunyili.com/
Family relations
From the Highline park one can see murals and billboards hanging up on a few of the surrounding buildings.This one is on Gansevoort St,located at one end of the 1.4- mile railway.The hand painted billboard/mural is part of an ongoing exhibition at the Whitney Museum (also on Gansevoort St next to the Highline) that began November 23rd.The work is called Before Now After (Mama,Mummy and Mamma) by Nigerian-born female artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby who now lives in Los Angeles.The work explores the artist's relationship with her family (in this case her sister,mother,and grandmother) as well as the cultural complications of the dual worlds in which she lives.The elaborate objects arranged on the table suggest a still life composition.The hallmark of Miss Crosby's compositions is the use of small photographic images as if they were swatches of fabric.She photocopies pictures from various sources such as wedding photos and magazines (on wall and chair) and transfers them to paper using acetone solvent.The result is a memory-book textile that evokes the feeling of nostalgia, rootedness,homesickness,and loss.For her other works see bottom link whitney.org/Exhibitions/NjidekaAkunyiliCrosby njidekaakunyili.com/