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Curatorial
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Carl E. Moore: The Revolution Has Been Televised
The New Gallery, Jan. 11 - Feb. 10, 2023 |
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Exhibition Catalogue
exhibition essay by: Dr. Adrian Duran |
Moore uses media-based contemporary events as the primary theme of his work. By taking those situations and reducing them down to their most basic form, with directed compositions, it allows him to control the narrative. He uses bold color and content to redefine the conversation by developing a social connection between the characters and their environment. The color becomes an important part of that dialogue, and the content becomes part of the social statement. This exhibition features many new works by Moore that have yet to be seen by the public.
In the exhibition essay, written specifically for this exhibition by Adrian Duran, professor of art history at the University of Nebraska, the writer states, “[Moore’s] method of creating images from collected and collaged sources, gridding them to scale, and carefully working them to finality quiets the tensions of their content. Rather than instantaneous outrage, shock, or shame, we are offered space and time. The works are less declarations than provocations. They are points of entry into conversations already underway, conversations that for many are long overdue.” Gallery Guide
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