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L ADY ART NYC pr es ent s RARE HUMDRUM, an exhi bi t i on ofpai nt i ng,s ound,and s c ul pt ur e t hat r epr es ent st he c ol l ec t i ve “we, � bui l di ng our s el ves i ndependent l y and s t andi ng t oget her . Come c el ebr at e L ADY ART NYC' si naugur al andexpl or et hei nt er s ec t i onsouruni quei dent i t i es , T he RARE HUMDRUM debut sa s mal ls el ec t i on ofwor k s by vi s ualar t i s t s and mus i c i ans i nt he i nt er s ec t i onalf emi ni s tc ol l ec t i ve, L ADY ART NYC. T hi sgr oup ofwor ki spr es ent ed i n an ef f or tt o movebeyondt hebi nar ygenderr ol espr es c r i bedi n mai ns t r eam c ul t ur e and c r eat es pac ef orf ur t her i dent i f i c at i on, expr es s i on and c onver s at i on. J oi nusaswet ak eamomentt or ef l ec tands har e t he r hyt hmsand mat er i al st hatmove eac h ofus .
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AnnaHar tT ur ner I dent i f i esasShe/Her
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Rebec aAc os t awasbor ni n Dal l as ,T exasi n1988.She r ec ei vedherBFA f r om SUNY Pur c has eCol l egeofAr tand Des i gni n2010.Rebec ahas exhi bi t edi nDal l as ,T exas , New Yor kCi t yandMas s ac hus et t s wher es hehasaper manent i ns t al l at i on( 2014)atSnow Far m T heNew Engl andCr af tSc hool . Ac os t amak esl ar ges c al eabs t r ac t andgr ot es quef i gur ewor k ,wi t h f oc usonc onc eptandmat er i al expl or at i on.Shef abr i c at esi n s t eelc ombi ni ngi twi t hgl as s , c er ami c s ,pl ant s ,et c . “Bal t t l e”
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Mi c hel l eSi l ver I dent i f i esasShe/Her
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