LAAMS @ NYC

 

Being surrounded by art in a pandemic is always a breath of fresh air. Seeing all these works by featured artists whose contemporary creative works transcend all the differences between us and unite us as beings. I had the pleasure to meet one of the show’s curators, an artist and photographer by the name of Joe Rovegno when I took a photography class with the Pablove Foundation last fall when he was my TA. In this exhibition, I got to see his wonderful work, where he had present collages of images which were stitched together wonderfully and many striking photographs of t

he civil unrest we had this summer. Most of the black and white images I saw were so powerful and the contrast between the shades was incredibly strong. The images truly spoke for themselves being that a lot of the subjects were photographed so candidly and the moment was captured in time by an image. His “method to the madness” reminded me a lot of a real, modern life Pablo Picasso’s “La Guernica” with the people and movement- the show’s title was definitely fitting. I also saw a lot more other work displayed by his fellow artists, many of which, contemporary as well, reminded me of other artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and other modern art.

The show will be up at 74 Orchard Street until Sunday, October 4th. I definitely recommend checking it out!