Photos: 'A Very Anxious Feeling' exhibition at Taubman Museum
A new exhibition at the Taubman Museum of Art showcases creations by Latin American and Latinx artists living and working in the United States.
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In this detail from Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo’s 2015 oil painting “Indirecto en el area [Indirect in the Area],” the Colombian artist depicts a dreamlike scene drawn from childhood soccer games. The work is featured in a new Taubman Museum of Art exhibition.
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At left is an oil on linen piece by Farley Aguilar titled "Patriarchy." A mixed media sculpture is seen hanging at right titled "Guerra de la Paz"(literally translated to "War of Peace").
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Two black and white photographs by Ana Mendieta both titled "Esculturas Rupestres" [Rupestrian Sculptures], 1981. Seen in the new banner exhibition at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience."
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Amethyst Rey Beaver is co-curator of the new banner exhibition at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience.”
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A neon work by Patrick Martinez titled Black Owned 2, 2020 seen in the new banner exhibition at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience."
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This neon tubing sculpture that gives the Taubman show its name was made by the art collective avaf, led by Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide-Pierson.
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This oil on canvas by Firelei Báez, “For Marie-Louise Coidavid, exiled, keeper of order, Anacaona,” honors Marie-Louise Coidavid, Queen of the Kingdom of Haiti from 1811 to 1820, and Caribbean Taina Chief Anacaona.
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María Fragoso painted this oil on canvas, at left, titled "De nuestro jardin de frutas falsas" [From Our Garden of False Fruit].
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A new banner exhibition is up at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience.” Exhibition co-curator Amethyst Rey Beaver talks about some of the artwork Oct. 1.
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A new banner exhibition is up at Taubman Museum of Art titled, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience.” The new exhibition features works by 58 Latinx and Latin American artists living and working in the United States.
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A detail shot of oil on canvas by Elbert Perez titled "Anyone Worth Shooting Once Is Worth Shooting Twice, Goddammit," 2018 seen in the new exhibition at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience."
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This bicycle made by Margarita Cabrera is made from vinyl, foam, string and wire. Cabrera’s sculptures often address issues of consumerism, labor, and migration. Exhibition co-curator Amethyst Rey Beaver stands by the sculpture.
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This detail of a life-sized, crocheted self-portrait by Luis Flores is titled "Morning Coffee," 2017.
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At center when you enter the exhibit is an iridescent monolith by Gisela Colón. At the far right is an oil on linen piece by Farley Aguilar titled "Patriarchy."
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This goldleafed afro hair pick, crowned with a black power fist, is by Carlos Rolón and titled "Study for WE THE PEOPLE (AfroComb)," 2016.
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A detail shot of a hand-woven tapestry by Eduardo Sarabia reading "La Venganza de Moctezuma," or Revenge of Montezuma.
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A new banner exhibition is up at Taubman Museum of Art, “A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience,” is prepped Oct. 1 before opening. The new exhibition features works by Latinx and Latin American artists living and working in the United States. At far left is a artwork by Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.) titled "The Promised Land," 2013.
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Heather Rousseau
Heather Rousseau is The Secular Society Investigative Fellow at The Roanoke Times. She moved to Roanoke in 2015 and has worked around the country as a visual journalist for over 15 years. She loves to share stories through photography and video.
The neon letters form the phrase “a very anxious feeling,” a sentiment many Americans can connect to in 2020.