Artist Nomi Silverman's Book of Prints: Homage to Matthew Shepard
The Shepard Cycle
by Nomi Silverman at the
WPB Alt Book Fair
March 9-11, 2018
For more information about the First West Palm Beach Alternative Book Fair
The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405
"In l998, Matthew Shepard, a young, gay man was brutally beaten and tied to a fence by two young, heterosexual men. He was found, taken to a hospital, remained in a coma for several days, and then died. Nomi Silverman, in The Shepard Cycle, has given concrete form to the absurdity of this senseless murder. In her deep concern for humanity—a concern reflected in all her work—she has committed to allegorically and compellingly depict this abominable crime.
To approach this subject is hazardous; one must be sure-handed with media and persuasive in content. Silverman is both. She transcends stereotypes of social criticism, and ascends to the noble tradition of Bosch, Goya and most recently Golub. But Silverman's private protest is in her own handwriting. Of particular significance is her liberal use of the Stations of the Cross as the allegorical vehicle to depict her intensity of feeling. It is purely through artistic qualities and the
powerful grim realism of content that she creates these grotesque visions and makes The Shepard Cycle an unforgettable group of images. The entire suite is a condemnation of political and religious hypocrisies that emerged in response to the Shepard case, as well as to the general societal hypocrisies toward homosexuality. "
-Ann Chernow, N.A.
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The Box Gallery initiates the first national alternative book fair in West Palm Beach. From coast to coast artists, authors, photographers, and cultural icons of the punk and queer culture come to celebrate the visions of the past and share their visions for the future.
From uptown to downtown, high brow to low brow, there will be a series of talks lectures, and presentations that span almost a half of century of documentation beginning from the early 70's to present.
This event is co-organized Rolando Chang Barrero and Sandra Schulman.
Authors, Presentations, Book Signing, Live Music, and Exhibition
Alt Howel Bohemia AG Nomi Silverman Ann Marie Sorrell Sharon Schwatrz Carol Becker Nan Goldin
Robert Mapplethorpe Madonna Skoros
Robert Mapplethorpe Madonna Skoros
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