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Jackie
Kujawa, 2003
Concrete, 5” x 5” x 7” |
Food wrappers, receipts, pens, pills, and even a cell
phone are just some of the items that simultaneously emerge and disappear
within Jason Marchiafava’s series of women’s purses cast in
concrete. Each purse was donated along with its contents—familiar
objects that the donor would carry on a day-to-day basis. By focusing
on one of the most gender-specific accessories in American culture, the
purse, this body of work humorously opens up to scrutiny aspects of gender
construction and socialization.
Marchiafava was raised in Minneapolis and received
his BFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. After completing
his MFA from Pratt Institute in New York he returned to the Twin Cities.
He works with a variety of materials including metal, wood, concrete,
and neon.
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Augsburg College
22nd Avenue South at 7 1⁄2 Street
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(Gallery will be closed July 4)
612-330-1524
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