I Love Myself When I Am Laughing. And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY tough gossamer
On View April 3 - 19 Opening Saturday, April 5 from 4 - 7 pm Closing Reception Saturday, April 19 from 12 - 2 pm
About the exhibition:
On December 10, 1934 Zora Neale Hurston wrote to Carl Van Vechten reflecting on a series of photographs he had taken of her, “I love myself when I am laughing. And then again when I am looking mean and impressive.” This series of watercolors tends to the threads of being witnessed. Excavating the ways that these portrayals unearth self appreciation and reveal new possibilities of identifying the self. These paintings are a practice of emotional anthropology through color play.
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing. And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive will be on view in Gallery 3 from April 3 - April 19, 2025 with an opening reception on Saturday, April 5th from 4-7pm.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
tough gossamer, yarrow (they/them) is an anti-disciplinary artist and cultural worker exploring ecological fantasy. they play with music, somatic experience, land stewardship and visual art. a new parent, they jumped into watercolor as a way of processing the postpartum condition. they seek to create opportunities to get back into our own body, as reflected in: 2020 self-produced album Bathwater, their work 2021-2024 as a justice based land steward, ongoing breathwork sessions and everyday conversations. ba from sarah lawrence college in liberal arts studying integrative history. currently pursuing a diy phd with school for the ecocene for holistic urban planning. born and bred in brooklyn, ny & based in philly, most at home in the shadow of a tree.
learn more at tough-gossamer.com