ARTS + CULTURE SPOTLIGHT

IN CONVERSATION: LEIGH SUGGS + ASA JACKSON

HODGES TAYLOR September 16–November 25 hodgestaylor.com

This series of exhibitions is about starting a conversation between two artists and the viewer. In Conversation captures the exchange between two practicing artists that illuminates the parallels they recognize in their work and beyond. As artists working with paper and fiber, respectively, Leigh Suggs and Asa Jackson share a kinship in process and labor. Their deliberate use of the line and distortion of the grid creates tactile works that feel grounded and familiar.

SEDUCTION

ELDER GALLERY Through September 10 eldergalleryclt.com

Artists Cynthia Flaxman Frank, Jill Jones, and Marlene Rose invite us to yield to our desires and be lulled into the submissive powers of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. Using motifs that are explicit nods to nature, each artist’s work challenges us to examine the inexplicable beauty that occurs innately, but also to consider the artist’s hand in intentionally creating beauty with the purpose of enticing an audience.

PAINTER’S REFUGE: A WAY OF LIFE

HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER Through January 16, 2023 ganttcenter.org

Reginald Sylvester II is an internationally renowned artist whose paintings are manifestations of grace, with influences ranging from the Bible, Abstract Expressionism, contemporary design, and the readymade. His first American solo museum exhibition, Painter’s Refuge: A Way of Life, is currently on view at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture. Sylvester reflects on the charged history of materials he uses in the creation of his work, which include military tent shells. The son of a U.S. veteran, Sylvester's use of military tents also connects with the familial.

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