| In his first
solo exhibition in Detroit, Language.Power.Difference.,
artist Joe Namy explores the issues born out of the space between
languages, the codes that are used to translate, and the loss
of context and meaning that occurs within translations, both internal
and external.
A Lebanese descendent, Namy uses his own relationship
with the lexical gap experienced as a bilingual artist, and its
resulting “double consciousness,” as a catalyst for
his work. Exploring primarily photography and video, his current
work also utilizes images and sounds to reveal the subtle cracks
and crevices within language, inviting the viewer into a broader
contemplation on the many issues that reside within.
Language.Power.Difference.
opens at Re:View Contemporary Gallery on Thursday, June
17, 2010 with an opening reception for the artist from
7pm – 11pm. This exhibition is presented in connection with
the 2010
Allied Media Conference.
Joe Namy holds a
BFA from the University of Michigan, and currently lives in New
York, where he is finishing his MFA in Studio Arts from New York
University. While working as an interdisciplinary artist in Detroit,
Namy co-created “OTHER”, a collective of Arab artists
living and working around Detroit.
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