Thu 5/9 @ 6PM
Eight northeast Ohio artists bring different ideas and approaches to the theme of the next exhibit at the Warehouse District’s Yards Project, titled Fabulism: Meta Facts and Fictions.
Laura Ruth Bidwell, Kristen Cliffel, Meng-Hsuan Wu, Claudio Orso, Arabella Proffer, Dante Rodriguez, Omid Tavakoli and Antwoine Washington use various media to explore magical realism, a relative of surrealism where fantastical elements appear in ordinary settings. They use these unusual juxtapositions to reference myths, allegories and fables, and make viewers ponder the meaning of situations that could not exist in real life.
“All the artists in Fabulism: Meta Facts and Fictions share an existential questioning of reality in these surreal times where fact and fiction are intentionally confused to gain political advantage, for example,”” the show’s press release tells us. “These artist offer a thought-provoking response to how we consider truth and reality in these troubling times.”
The work goes on view this week, with a reception Thu 5/9 @ 6-9pm. It runs through Fri 6/28.