Exhibition	I Wish I Was a Telephone: Nora Jane Slade / Marisa Takal
Artist(s)	Slade, Nora Jane Takal, Marisa
Title	I Wish I Was a Telephone: Nora Jane Slade / Marisa Takal
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Year	2017
Decade(s)	2010s
Exhibition Dates	2017 July 15 - August 19
Curator(s)	Samborska, Paulina
Description	I Wish I Was a Telephone includes a selection of paintings, fabric assemblages, and mixed-media ceramics by Slade, alongside drawings, handmade books, and tea box sculptures by Takal. The works are a window into two expansive practices that make use of a range of materials while looking to the specific narrative of one's own life for inspiration. They offer a refreshing sense of sincerity and personal style, celebrating playfulness and improvisation, as much as a transgressive, formal rigor. If a telephone could be used to speak with the past, Slade and Takal might talk with influential figures such as Cookie Mueller and Ree Morton - inspirational women that are celebrated for their alternative, original voices. In this exhibition, they are in dialogue with one another, and their works offer a line for visitors to phone in and engage with the stories they create.
Catalog	no
Gallery	Bolsky Gallery
Media	Book Arts Ceramics Painting Textile Sculpture
ImageID	rep-17-telephone
Rights	Copyright Otis College of Art and Design
Collection	Ben Maltz Gallery Exhibition Archive