Jennifer Purdum, Trojan House III. Ink and Latex on paper. - Courtesy of the artist
When my grandfather returned from service in 1946,
he and his new bride were lucky to find an apartment for rent. Four years of
war production had left the U.S in the midst of a housing crisis, but unlike
today’s calamitous market, this crisis was spawned by a lack of housing. The solution? Suburban development. 2011 Golden
Ticket Award Winner Jennifer Purdum opens Inside
Out at The Clifton Cultural Arts Center, a solo exhibition that explores
our relationship to the domestic structures we build. Purdum’s large-scale
works on paper are born of the dislocation wrought by the destruction of her
home during Hurricane Katrina, the community that came together in its
aftermath, and the difficult relocation that followed. Inside Out considers an archetypal facet of the American Dream.
Thursday, March 8. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Through March 23. The Clifton Cultural Arts Center is
located at 3711 Clifton Ave.
513-497-2860, cliftonculturalarts.org.
