Bettina Von Zwehl: Meditations In An Emergency
Jan 17, 2020 - Mar 07, 2020
Catherine Edelman Gallery is honored to present "Meditations in an Emergency", Bettina von Zwehl's latest portrait series inspired by the teenage die-ins that were staged shortly after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Von Zwehl presents seventeen portraits of New York City teenagers (the result of the first artist-in-residence at the New York Historical Society) in the classic silhouette profile, describing the photographs as death masks sculpted from life. These seventeen portraits honor the number of victims of the school shooting on Valentine's Day, 2018, and serve as a testament to the endurance and practice of protest and teen activism. Presented in a small quiet room on the gallery's lower level, Mediations in an Emergency offers viewers a moment to reflect and think about the power of protest.
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