Yancey Richardson presents 'Intimate Strangers' exhibition exploring parent-child dynamics through photography
The exhibition 'Intimate Strangers' at Yancey Richardson Gallery is open until August 18, 2023, showcasing the work of 17 photographers who document their parents. LaToya Ruby Frazier's piece 'Momme' (2008) portrays the impact of addiction on her and her mother's lives in Pennsylvania. Zora J Murff's 'American Mother American Father' (2022) delves into Black masculinity through familial images from Arkansas and Mississippi. Jarod Lew connects his mother's history to Vincent Chin, who was a victim of a hate crime in 1982. Tommy Kha's dreamlike 'Half Self-Portraits' investigate assimilation after the Vietnam War. Leonard Suryajaya's 'Mom and Everything She Bought in America' (2023) contrasts American and Indonesian objects. The exhibition, featured by Karni Arieli on Instagram, examines family and community dynamics through personal stories.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Intimate Strangers' runs until August 18, 2023 at Yancey Richardson Gallery
- Features 17 photographers documenting their own parents
- LaToya Ruby Frazier's 'Momme' (2008) explores her mother's addiction and their relationship in Pennsylvania
- Zora J Murff's 'American Mother American Father' (2022) examines Black masculinity through ancestral landscapes in Arkansas and Mississippi
- Jarod Lew's work reveals his mother's engagement to Vincent Chin, murdered in a 1982 hate crime
- Tommy Kha creates 'Half Self-Portraits' exploring his mother's past after fleeing Vietnam to Memphis in the 1980s
- Leonard Suryajaya's 'Mom and Everything She Bought in America' (2023) juxtaposes American and Indonesian consumer culture
- Karni Arieli's Instagram @eyemamaproject has over 20,000 followers focusing on motherhood
Entities
Artists
- Karni Arieli
- LaToya Ruby Frazier
- Zora J Murff
- Jarod Lew
- Tommy Kha
- Leonard Suryajaya
- Vincent Chin
- Gina Osterloh
- Howie Chen
- Hua Hsu
- Chloe Elliott
Institutions
- Yancey Richardson Gallery
- The Morning News
- ArtForum
- Aperture
- Metal Magazine
- Aesthetica Magazine
Locations
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Memphis
- Vietnam
- Indonesia