Emerging as we Disappear
November 17-23, 2023
New York, NY
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Featuring perspectives around todays American Societal decline. US-based emerging artists explore topics like national and person identity, the American dream, excess and greed, the military industrial complex, public discourse, superstition, community, and hope. Through their art and courage, they open space for much needed dialogue.
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A country with a complicated past enabled by the democratization of expression given rise to a multiplicity of histories and realities. A depleted, exhausted society struggles to regain momentum after Covid. At a time when it is a battle to agree on whats true, or even whats real, there is no clear way forward.
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The next generation to inherit America- millennial and Gen Z- speak. What is worth preserving? What needs to change? What does it feel like to be getting established at a time like this? These twelve Voices invite you into the conversation. The future has yet to be written.
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Created and curated by Karen DeMaio Weber as part of her masters dissertation in Arts and Cultural Enterprise at Central Saint Martins.
Unruly to Force, 2023
24 x 36 inches
Oil on Canvas
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​“Pain and Fortune” explores the themes of commodification among materials and how the excess of substances has an indirect effect on our society that consumers often block out of their perception. Influenced by social media, it becomes challenging for people to sustainably keep up with the rapid rise and fall of trends, leading to an endless cycle of overusing the resources available to them.
Unruly to Force, 2023
30 x 40 inches
Oil on Canvas
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​“Unruly to Force” demonstrates a rebellion against enforcement in America. The composition brings together three destructive forms, playfully bridged over a deceased Doberman representing the embodiment of force. The artist employs eyes for textual references, illustrating the dualities of the human heart in relation to the decay of American society. This piece is created to raise awareness about the lack of critical discourse and the isolation that accompanies limited opinionated conversations.
