Robert Mann Gallery Presents Julie Blackmon: Line-Up 9/23

Robert Mann Gallery invites you to attend the upcoming exhibition Julie Blackmon: Line-Up starting on Tuesday, September 7. The artist reception will be held on Thursday, September 23 from 6 to 8.

Julie Blackmon's premiere exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery, Line-Up presents a collection of work recalling classic art historical motifs that are recontextualized with narratives inspired by the artist's own frenzied upbringing. The oldest of nine children and now a mother of three, Blackmon binds her past to her present with a portrait of domesticity depicting a compound of anxiety, ambivalence, and amusement.

he New Yorker published this review of the exhibition in the September 6, 2010 issue:

Blackmon's digitally collaged photographs of young children and toddlers, including several of her own, have the high polish of vintage magazine illustrations and an appropriately colorful palette. Although parents occasionally intrude on these scenarios (tossing a baby into the air, pulling a sled), this is primarily a child's world, sparked by fantasy and the spirit of play. And, because kids drive these mostly suburban scenes, the staging is subverted by a spontaneous, random quality - a sense that, despite the meticulous art direction, things are a little out of control. The work's frankly synthetic gloss can be off-putting, but its antic charm is hard to resist.

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