Author: Sandy Smith-Garces
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Drawing Poetry
There was a short piece in the Boston Globe this morning describing Julian Peters’ cartoon take on the Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot. Bostonians will be familiar with some of the imagery as he used a Beacon Hill mansion as a visual reference. To read the article, click here. Prufrock was the…
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Video Preview: Extreme Beauty
This video is a preview for the series Extreme Beauty which contrasts socially accepted standards of beauty with the extreme measures undertaken to achieve them. Artist Statement: “If tiny feet suddenly became fashionable, would American women subject themselves to foot-binding?” This was the question posed in an article of the Los Angeles Times, denouncing breast implants, with…
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Kindling video
This video, which incorporates first person testimony, interviews, and kindling gathered by local mothers, was inspired by the precarious condition of women in refugee camps who often fall victim to violence as they seek to meet the basic needs of their children. It accompanies my series Kindling. The artist statement for the series is below. How…
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New Video for the Perfect Stone
Below is revised version of the video of the Perfect Stone series. I’ve reposted the artist statement for the series below: This visual essay and collection of stones was first inspired by an interview I read regarding the then recent conviction of a young mother who was accused of adultery, and sentenced to death by…
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Online exhibition: Stories We Tell
The Women’s Caucus for Art has curated an online version of their show “The Stories We Tell.” I am pleased to have work from my series “The Perfect Stone” included in the exhibit. While I haven’t seen it, I believe I have a few other pieces included in the catalogue. There is a lot of…
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Stop by: The Stories We Tell
Take a moment to visit the exhibition “The Stories We Tell” at the Phoenix Gallery in Cheslea (New York). The show a beautifully curated collection organized by the Women’s Caucus for Art. Last weekend’s opening was packed. Below are a few images. Full disclosure: the show includes a selection from my series, The Perfect Stone. The…
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Amy Lord and the Question of Women’s Safety
The question of women’s safety has reared its head again. How long will it stay in the news? How long will it be a priority? This week in Boston, Amy Lord, a 2011 college graduate who lived in South Boston was kidnapped and forced to travel to five different automated tellers to withdraw money. When…
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Stories We Tell
I am honored to have been chosen to share a selection of my series “The Perfect Stone” at the Phoenix Gallery in NYC this September as part of a “Stories We Tell” exhibit sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art. A few selections from my series “Kindling” will be in the catalogue as well. Thanks…
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How do you heal the aftermath of sexual violence?
How does someone heal from sexual violence? A recent article from the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/health/therapy-for-rape-victims-shows-promise.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 highlights a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine exploring effectiveness of a new treatment for victims of rape in Congo. The article notes: Hundreds of thousands of Congolese females, from toddlers to grandmothers — possibly as many as…
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How safe are the women of the world?
Has anyone seen the latest episode of PBS’s Frontline called “Outlawed in Pakistan”? It features the story of a brave young woman – really just a girl – 13 year old Kainat Soomro, who takes on law and custom when she accuses four men of gang rape. If you haven’t, I’ve linked to the program…
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