Ebony Patterson: “Dead Tree in a Forest”, 2013. Mixed media on paper, 87 x 83 inches. Courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Collection of Monique Meloche and Evan Boris, Chicago, Illinois
Ebony G. Patterson… while the dew is still on the roses Pérez Art Museum Miami presents ‘Ebony G. Patterson . . . while the dew is still on the roses’, an exhibition on the work of Kingston-born artist Ebony G. Patterson. November 9, 2018–May 5, 2019.]]>
Source: Pérez Art Museum Miami
The most significant presentation of the artist’s work to date, the project includes examples of her artistic output over the last five years, embedded within a new installation environment that references a garden at night.
Known for her drawings, tapestries, videos, sculptures, and installations that involve surfaces layered with flowers, glitter, lace, and beads, Patterson creates works that investigate forms of embellishment as they relate to youth culture within disenfranchised communities. Her neo-baroque works address violence, masculinity, “bling,” visibility, and invisibility within the postcolonial context of her native Jamaica and within black youth culture globally. This exhibition focuses on the role that gardens have played in her practice, referenced as spaces of both beauty and burial; environments filled with fleeting aesthetics and mourning.
”Ebony G. Patterson . . . while the dew is still on the roses . . .” is organized by PAMM Chief Curator Tobias Ostrander. This exhibition is presented by Christian Louboutin with support from the International Women’s Forum. Lead individual support received from Nedra and Mark Oren, and Linda Paresky in honor of Mark Paresky, has been gratefully acknowledged by the Museum.
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