Artisanal Capitalism
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
March 9-April 27, 2018
installation view of gallery
installation view of gallery
detail of "Pyramid Scheme," stuffed plastic bags sewn into bones and hung from gold chain
detail of "Pyramid Scheme," stuffed plastic bags sewn into bones and hung from gold chain
installation view of gallery
view of tape installation, "Quid Pro Quo"
detail view of "People/Profit", part of "Quid Pro Quo"
detail view of "Consumer/Citizen", part of "Quid Pro Quo"
Valorization (felt), 4 x 10 ft, wool felt and canvas, 2018.
Valorization (dollar bill), 2.61" x 6.14", beads, rubber, thread, dollar bill, 2018.
installation view of gallery
installation view of back gallery
installation view of gallery
I got my eye on (ur) prize, 11x17 color xerox, 2018.
REJECTED HAND-ME-DOWN: Jenny Holzer x Ralph Lauren Polo, felt applique on kid's polo shirt, 20 x 18"
"United Snakes of America," 16 x 30", marker on cardboard, 2017Vandana Jain's solo exhibiton at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center presents her new project, Valorization, a diptych consiting of a 4 x 10' tapestry made of appliqued wool felt and an embroidered dollar bill. Additonally, she developed a new tape work, Quid Pro Quo, specifically for the site. This exhibtion is also the first showcase Pyramid Scheme, an installation of plastic bones hung from gold chains. The gallery generously produced "I got my eye on (ur) prize," a giveaway available for the run of the show as well as a brochure, available to download here.