World in My Eyes: POSTPONED
@ Joy Machine
4148 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Friday, January 23rd, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
On view through Saturday, March 14th
*** The opening of World in My Eyes has been moved to 6 p.m. on January 30. We will be closed January 23-24, but the gallery will resume normal hours starting Wednesday, January 28. ***
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Joy Machine is thrilled to present World in My Eyes, a duo exhibition of Chicago artists Kayla Mahaffey and Joseph Perez, a.k.a. Sentrock. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on January 23.
World in My Eyes is, first and foremost, rooted in the lives of everyday people. Both Sentrock and Mahaffey have long depicted friends and neighbors in their own Chicago neighborhoods, exploring how our city shapes its youngest residents. How are children cared for? How are their imaginations and dreams nurtured? These questions recur throughout both artists’ practices and always hinge on another: how do children thrive amid turmoil, whether political, cultural, or personal?
In World in My Eyes, Sentrock’s signature bird character meets Mahaffey’s energetic cast. Each artist confronts an underlying struggle–whether an unrealized dream or a physical need–not through an unrealistic swaddle of optimism but rather through the often-repeated idea that hope is a practice. For children, and for all of us seeking a better tomorrow, hope starts with courage.
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