Needed, But Not Wanted (In Masses)
Painter’s tape traced with charcoal powder with fingers
100 “ x 100”
Mana Contemporary Chicago
May 13 - June 24, 2022
Needed, But Not Wanted is an ongoing drawing series that discusses unseen labor through the use of ghosted outlines of blue painter’s tape, often used by art preparators. In this iteration, through the process of rubbing graphite along the outlines of blue painter’s tape and then removing the tape. In working-class labor and art preparator jobs, blue tape commonly supports a task but is then immediately disposed of.
MANA Contemporary Chicago’s Mind Map is a bi-monthly program that invites Chicago-based artists to create time-based and site-specific work that shows the artists’ processes. Mind Map looks into the artist’s creative process. With graphite, artists are invited to work on the wall located inside the cafe, reflecting their ideas for two weeks. The exhibition lasts for a month and a half.
