Deviled egg and Okra Column, 2020
Resin, aluminum, powder pigment, and oil paint
17′ x 2″ x 1.5″
Photo credit: Trey Burns
On April 3, Tamara Johnson’s exhibition How to fold a fitted sheet was scheduled to open at ex ovo. She had been hard at work on several new sculptures and a video exploring the material translation of the emotional, psychological, and physical constituents of her identity as a Southern woman recently returned to her home state after many years away. New sculptures, meticulously handmade for How to fold a fitted sheet, expanded on and added to her established vocabulary of familiar domestic and architectural objects.
Unfortunately with the COVID-19 pandemic the show is postponed until the fall. However, Allison Klion and Tamara Johnson sat down for a conversation on the exhibition and Johnson’s work which was moderated and recorded by Trey Burns.
“On Friday, April 3rd, in lieu of the public opening I published a recorded conversation with Tamara Johnson here on the ex ovo website. If it feels right, perhaps we will continue these conversations—and invite others into them as well— over the originally-scheduled run of the exhibition.” states Alison Klion.
very fine art