by shantytowndesign | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
With his recent works on linen, Joe Lewis plies the idea of moving human bodies regarded as contraband via the surveillance network of the state. Click Here To Read the Full Article
by shantytowndesign | May 28, 2020 | Exhibits, Press
Reviewed by Lani Asher December 2, 2019 Joe Lewis’s show at No Nada Galeria, “Ferrocarril Subterraneo,” links the storied Underground Railroad to the contemporary journey of refugees fleeing violence today in the Americas. Woodcuts of slave ships and...
by shantytowndesign | May 28, 2020 | Exhibits, Press
February 5th, 2020 New exhibit ‘Forced Exodus: Coded Messages From the Underground Railroad’ currently at the Mesa College Art Gallery When Joe Lewis came across a story last summer about giant X-rays scanning vehicles at the border to detect migrants, he found the...
by shantytowndesign | Jun 25, 2018 | Exhibits, Press
August 19 – September 26, 1993 A lot of people have problems with art that has political content because it makes them look at themselves, and that’s the thing that makes them upset. It makes them think about things that they’d rather forget, or...
by shantytowndesign | Jun 25, 2018 | Exhibits
By Melissa Stern Pavel Zoubok gallery is currently hosting an intriguing show entitled Piecework. Riffing on the traditional women’s work of piecing fabric together, the five artists in this exhibition have produced quilt-like works that belie the traditional...
