CLASS ACTS OPENS AT SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS 2/27

February 05, 2016

CLASS ACTS OPENS AT SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS 2/27

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS is pleased to present Class Acts, an exhibition featuring work by Albert Reyes, Andrea Joyce Heimer, Benjamin Murphy, Jen Ray, and Sean Morris.

Class Acts features five artists whose graphic works depict raunchy, explicit, and confrontational subject matter. Each artist takes liberty to create characters within environments where the subjects and spaces engender a sense of sexual defiance, curiosity, trouble, or indifference.

Reyes and Heimer explore reclusion and rebellion within the suburban landscape while Murphy, Ray, and Morris deconstruct societal ideals of acceptable female beauty. Collectively, these artists salute a philosophy that suggests both women and men can embrace their sexuality without worrying about societal norms.

Each artist approaches his or her specific medium with humor, irony, and irreverence. By challenging popular conventions and depicting crude and obscene behavior, the art confronts the boundaries between obedience and subversion.

Opening Reception:
Saturday, February 27 · 8 – 11 pm

Exhibition Dates:
February 27 – March 26, 2016

Location:
Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

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A black and white linocut print of a woman with fishnet stockings and high heels, head-first in an oven in a kitchen.
Benjamin Murphy

An abstract painting with a dark green background, featuring stylized figures in various poses, some holding sticks…
Andrea Joyce Heimer

A fantastical painting with a central column of light and fire, surrounded by numerous figures in elaborate costumes and…
Jen Ray

An illustration of a three-tiered arched shelf, each shelf displaying various scenes with women, plants, and objects like a…
Sean Morris

A surreal drawing of a nude figure bent over, with a gloved hand holding a cigarette emerging from the back, and one foot en…
Albert Reyes

A poster for "CLASS ACTS" art exhibition. On the left, a black and white linocut of a woman with a cross necklace reading a…