Photography began as an escape from the scholarly work that I felt I was continuously submerged in. The physically of taking a picture, rolling up the film, and developing it made me feel like I had to work for every frame I shot. The art I create is the only thing in my life I feel like is truly mine. Asafe Pereira, Studio Visit, September 2017 (photo credit: Asafe Pereira) Asafe Pereira, Studio Visit, September 2017 (photo credit: Asafe Pereira) Asafe Pereira,...
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At Austin Peay State University, we are beginning our new academic year in a new building. With that comes a new contemporary exhibition space, aptly named The New Gallery. With the first exhibition in the new gallery space in the new Art + Design building, I began thinking about space as a primary art element. I wanted to bring in an artist whose work deals with the transformation of space and was instantly reminded of the work of Jamey Grimes – work th...
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Rachel Bubis: As a TN native who has been living and working here many years as an artist and curator, how do you take the temperature of the current art scene in TN? Do you notice any similarities or differences between the Memphis and Nashville communities? Hamlett Dobbins: I haven’t been able to travel as much as I used to when I was working as a curator. I think the energy and activism in the Memphis art community ebbs an...
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