Jeffrey Spencer Hargrave “Escape Route: Paintings and Drawings”
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
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Escape Route: Paintings and Drawings by Jeffrey Spencer Hargrave presents a selection of works by the New York based artist created from 2011 to 2014 that deal with issues related to race, religion and sexuality. Since 1998 Hargrave has produced a compelling, deeply personal body of work incorporating painting, drawing, sculpture and video that explore the dynamics between race, sexuality and religion in relation to his upbringing in the south and early adulthood as an African American gay male coming to terms with racial and sexual identity.
“Jeffrey Hargrave’s work taps into his own memories of growing up in the midst of a sharply divided community. Hargrave translates his personal experiences into playful, yet biting images that mix art-history clichés and racial stereotypes. Ultimately, the artist seeks to engage the viewer in a dialogue on class and privilege based on a repertoire of familiar images.” - Bronx Museum Director of Curatorial and Education Programs, Sergio Bessa
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from February 12, 2015 to May 31, 2015