It seems no matter
how
I try I become more
difficult
to hold
I am not an easy woman
The
walls of Ayanah Moor’s exhibit are papered in words, like the ones above,
silk-screened on newsprint in deep reds and browns. They draw observers into
the cross-section between race and gender, to somewhere between “a hard woman to love” and “my melanin is relevant.”
Moor’s
by and about incorporates the
language of poets and emcees, references ranging from Billie Holiday to dream
hampton to the musings of Nikki Giovanni’s “Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day.” Moor
pulls these fragments and phrases together into a unifying grid of silkscreened
letters on everyday newsprint.
In
Moor’s own words, “My work explores the way popular culture is an articulation
of our desires, our fears, our fantasies. It can both reflect and impact the
things we want, which is a fascinating cycle.” [2]
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