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Tomashi Jackson, Guns and Butter (Nia in the Morehouse Creed), 2022. C-print mounted on Sintra. Courtesy the artist and Tilton Gallery.
Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe
About
The mid-career survey Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe will present nearly a decade of work across disciplines and will provide an overview of the threads in Jackson’s practice and her varied use of materials.
Tomashi Jackson creates vibrant research driven works in the mediums of paintings, printmaking, video, photography, fiber, and sculpture. Influenced by California muralists and traditions reflecting peoples’ movements of the 1950’s-1990’s, her work scrutinizes the mechanics of societal power and recognizes the triumphs for the empowerment of communities of color.
Jackson builds textured surfaces from textiles, paper, site-specific earthen materials, and ephemera, transformed archival images, washes, and opaque applications of colors to visualize her observations of human experiences touched by legislated governance. Her practice employs geometric abstraction, expressionism, and halftone lines that crosshatch and affect the viewer's perception, illuminating the intersecting nature of historic resistance to oppression with present-day resonances. Many recent paintings are supported by awning-style structures extending from the walls, bringing a protective architecture element inside and projecting colored lines from vinyl strips onto the wall itself.
Organizers
Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe is organized by Miranda Lash, Ellen Bruss Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. The exhibition’s presentation at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is curated by Ryan N. Dennis, Senior Curator and Director of Public Initiatives.