Mike Sinclair "Public Assembly"
Jen Bekman Gallery
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Jen Bekman Gallery presents Public Assembly, twelve photographs by Mike Sinclair. Public Assembly is Sinclair’s first solo exhibition at the gallery.
Seeking out the quintessentially American celebrations and rituals in his Midwestern stomping grounds, Sinclair’s portraits of sun-dappled barbecues, baseball games and fairgrounds possess both a comfort and wonderment in their honesty. Finding himself in crowds where he is often staring at the spectacle that everyone else is immersed in, Sinclair’s images of these loosely organized forms of congregation ruminate on the American experience, poetically lifting the ordinary into the idyllic.
Gallery founder Jen Bekman notes:
Mike's work captures the notable in an un-noted moment — the rough edges and the imperfections. His images are the antidote to the media-dictated image of America, which is so slick and polished that it seems unfamiliar to most of us who are living in it. The dusty, the aging and the unpainted back parts of things speak also to who we are and what we know. To see them not just acknowledged, but honored, is satisfying and comforting.
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Schedule
from May 12, 2012 to June 24, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-05-11 from 18:00 to 20:00