Andrea Bowers’ “Abolish ICE, 201” uses cardboard and LED lights to craft the message. Artists include Safwat Saleem, whose 22-piece mixed media series combines text and illustrations designed to help him process his anxieties about being a South Asian Muslim living in America. Exhibited pieces incorporate forms of language like poetry and slang, research materials including political documents, and modes of communication from social media to advertising to explore and examine how redefinitions of the truth have created a charged and divisive landscape. The new SMoCA exhibition, “Language in Times of Miscommunication,” features “artworks that use various forms of language to critically examine the complexities of social reality during times of rampant miscommunication,” per Lauren O’Connell, curator. If you visit Phoenix Art Museum, you can also see “Mission and Legacy: Friends of Mexican Art’s Enduring Impact in the Valley and Beyond” through December 31, as well as the special-engagement exhibition, “Move: The Modern Cut of Geoffrey Beene,” which highlights how the designer fused innovation, color, and comfort in his clothing creations. You can peruse this exhibit through November 5. Take some selfies while there and share using a museum-provided hashtag. Co-organized by the museum and the Center for Creative Photography, this exhibit also has a rotating display of social media images reflecting community members and people across the United States. The show features over 50 photographs from 1912 to 2015, including work by Kozo Miyoshi and Max Yavno. From their collective weighty stare to how their hands touch, almost forming a heart shape, the strength of their union is palpable. In Louise Carlos Bernal’s Albert y Lynn Morales, Silver City, New Mexico, 1978, a couple whose colorful clothes blends into the funky diner background where they’re positioned, but their serious expressions steal the show. On the other hand, it could be that the effort is to record a unique or significant moment. We may consider who we'd like to see our photo and why. It suggests that when we pose – in planned or spontaneous moments – every resulting image is imbued with intention – from presenting a particular fashion stance to conveying emotion. “Fashioning Self: The Photography of Everyday Expression” presents formal portraits, selfies, and street and documentary photos that provoke thought about how the medium affects our behavior. 'Fashioning Self: The Photography of Everyday Expression' Here are four exhibitions currently running that you need to see. One way to do just that is to visit the many metro Phoenix museums featuring new, historical, educational, and entertaining exhibitions to experience and appreciate. Just because spring has sprung and the outdoors is calling, it doesn’t mean you can’t have indoor fun.
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