Conceal and Carry
April 2-14, 2018
Parsons School of Design and 25East Gallery presents Conceal and Carry, a MFA Fine Arts student exhibition curated by first year student Elyse Johnson.
Conceal and Carry represents a moment of reflection on the individual and cultural accumulation of contemporary national trauma. The exhibition investigates the ways in which sensationalism, tragedy, scale, and violence dictate and inform image making and cultural identity. The early twenty-first century has arrived in its own reckless and blurry sense of identity, one that is rooted in the terminal nature of imperialism and the ever-evolving rapport of terror and documentary.
Artists:
Andrés MartínezFreddie Dessau
Michael Grasso
Elyse Johnson
Featured Work Above (listed right to left) Freddie Dessau, Natalia Almonte, Michael Grasso, Elyse Johnson, Zac Spears, Kevin Quiles Bonilla
Performance documentation can be found here.
Photos by Zac Spears and Paulina Kim Joo
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(Left to Right) Zac Spears , Kevin Quiles Bonilla, Alonso Cartú , Zac Spears , Freddie Dessau
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(Left to Right) Michael Grasso , Alonso Cartú, Elyse Johnson
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(Left to Right) Natalia Almonte , Michael Grasso , Elyse Johnson, Alonso Cartú
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Photo and Poster Design by Zac Spears
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(Left to Right) Alonso Cartú, Elyse Johnson
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la operación, Natalia Almonte
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Poster Design by Zac Spears,
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la operación, Natalia Almonte
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Photo by Natalia Almonte
Poster Design by Zac Spears![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4690609d-f7ed-4a5f-9529-265bc2a25833/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,700,3643/0-0-0/6c866a21-0eea-44c3-baf9-42eca1881ac7/1/1/IMG_0060_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037604885~hmac=1ddecf6886b984dcb338a12cd8c6c28c65fe0a1f5a74371ad15cb308c5adde7a)
Michael Grasso, 2018
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Michael Grasso, 2018
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Michael Grasso 2018
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Alonso Cartu, Miss American Dream, 2018
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Alonso Cartu, 2018
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Alonso Cartu, 2018
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Alonso Cartu, 2018
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Alonso Cartu, 2018
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Alonso Cartu, 2018
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Freddie Dessau, 2018
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Freddie Dessau, 2018
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Andrés Martínez, 2018
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Natalia Almonte, 2018
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Natalia Almonte, 2018
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Natalia Almonte, 2018
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Natalia Almonte, 2018
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Natalia Almonte, 2018
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Elyse Johnson, 2018
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Kevin Quiles Bonilla, 2018
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Andrés Martínez, 2018
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Zac Spears, 2018
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Alonso Cartú, 2018
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(Left to Right) Freddie Dessau, Kevin Quiles Bonilla
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Alonso Cartú, 2018