Shaniqwa Jarvis “This Charming Man” Exhibition @ Londonewcastle Project Space Recap

May 10, 2011 ⋅ Arts ⋅ by Staff ⋅ 127 Views

From May 5 through May 20, photographer Shaniqua Jarvis will be presenting her first solo exhibition, entitled “This Charming Man,” at the Londonewcastle Project Space. Featuring a selection of intimate photographs taken by Jarvis of young men she’s met over the past couple of years in different cities around the world, the exhibition opening drew a sizable crowd. Following its stay in London, the exhibit will move on to several cities around the world including Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles and New York City.

Londonewcastle Project Space
28 Redchurch St.
London
United Kingdom

Photography: Ravi Sidhu for Hypebeast

Tags: Art, Events, Londonewcastle Project Space, Photography, Shaniqwa Jarvis

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XS5SLTSEMBIWHDOACNIRMEB4CM Buzz Rickson

Went there yesterday. It’s a beautiful and considered show. The sheer scale of the space and
size of the images make you slow down and really look at what’s going on. It’s
like every image is packed with it’s own narrative and that narrative somehow
speaks to the other images. You see a kind of leitmotif running through them -
toys, music, art. All these objects help inform and shape the sitters
definition of personal style. The images also seem to say that identity isn’t always determined by class or geography. There are some guys with more money than
others in these photos, yet all have very similar emotional touchstones.
Geographically this exhibition is also a positive response to the standard attack
on globalization. This is community-as-mindset, a culturally constructed
global village – a band of outsiders. You just know these men would get on
instantly if put in the same room, even though they’d never met before.
Ultimately what Jarvis has done is gone out and successfully gathered a bunch
of guys together from around the world, invited them into one epic space in
order to have a symbolic and totally visual dialogue about taste, style and of
course modern masculinity. It’s not voyeurism at work here, it’s elegant eavesdropping.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XS5SLTSEMBIWHDOACNIRMEB4CM Buzz Rickson

Went there yesterday. It’s a beautiful and considered show. The sheer scale of the space and
size of the images make you slow down and really look at what’s going on. It’s
like every image is packed with it’s own narrative and that narrative somehow
speaks to the other images. You see a kind of leitmotif running through them -
toys, music, art. All these objects help inform and shape the sitters
definition of personal style. The images also seem to say that identity isn’t always determined by class or geography. There are some guys with more money than
others in these photos, yet all have very similar emotional touchstones.
Geographically this exhibition is also a positive response to the standard attack
on globalization. This is community-as-mindset, a culturally constructed
global village – a band of outsiders. You just know these men would get on
instantly if put in the same room, even though they’d never met before.
Ultimately what Jarvis has done is gone out and successfully gathered a bunch
of guys together from around the world, invited them into one epic space in
order to have a symbolic and totally visual dialogue about taste, style and of
course modern masculinity. It’s not voyeurism at work here, it’s elegant eavesdropping.
Anonymous

Cant wait to see the show…Bring that shit to LA!
Anonymous

Go head with ya bad self Ms Jarvis!
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is that mac miller? haha