UnderExposed
Curated by AK Garski & Alex Blaisdell
UnderExposed was a group exhibition held at Cargill Gallery in the Minneapolis Central Library in Spring of 2022. The exhibition showcased seven artists who unflinchingly explore themes of relational trauma, violations of consent, and expressions of gender fluidity in their artwork.
UnderExposed, Cargill Gallery, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis Minnesota, April 27-May 7, 2022
Featured Artists
AK Garski (they/them) | Jamie Kubat (they/them) | Katayoun Amjadi (she/her) | Beau Tate (he/they)
Nancy Julia Hicks (they/them) |Maggie Thompson (she/her) | Kieran Myles-Andrés Tverbakk (they/them)
This collection of artworks included traditional drawing, painting, and sculpture as well as works created from unusual materials like latex, discarded clothing, human hair, and found objects that speak directly to the politics of the body.
Text was a unifying element in this exhibition. Many of the artworks in UnderExposed combined imagery and text to convey the emotional weight and historical significance of the written word. Artists test the limitations of language through incomplete sentences or illegible text and activate the power of words through poetic phrases or quotations pulled directly from source material that inspired the artwork.
Through their juxtaposition to one another, the artworks featured in the exhibition expose connections between self-censorship, oppressive gender norms, and the ongoing abuse of indigenous land via settler-colonialism.
UnderExposed tackled this difficult subject matter with raw and visceral materiality, balanced with honest sensitivity.
AK Garski, Foregone Conclusion (Slow, Silent, Stinging), hand-drawn graphite pencil lettering on animal bone, 2022
UnderExposed Reading List
The exhibiting artists collaborated with the Minneapolis Central Library to create a reading list that includes books, stories, essays, and articles that inspired the creation of many of the artworks in UnderExposed.
