ONE ADDITIONAL SHOW DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18:
Paper & Glue documents J.R. over two decades as he travels from an apartment complex in a Parisian banlieue to a maximum security prison in Texas, and from Tecate, California on the US-Mexico border to Morro de Providência, a favela outside of Rio. Turning portraits of the people he works with in these communities into large-scale photo interventions and digitally collaged murals, his work is POWERFUL. It challenges attitudes that people can be “out of sight, out of mind” while affirming the humanity of subjects too often ignored or stereotyped. A visual and inspirational feast, Paper & Glue shows how temporary art installations can work to validate and inspire.
(US / 2021 / Directed by JR)
Unrated.
1 hr 35 mins.
In English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish with subtitles.
After the film, visit The Paula Estey Gallery to see “Lost & Found”
The exhibit features community street art murals containing things Newburyporters “lost” and “found” during the pandemic. Composed by Alex Brien of Elevated Thought in Lawrence, the murals were unveiled in conjunction with last week’s show and will remain on display at the gallery before moving into the community. Project funded by a special grant from Essex County Community Foundations Creative County Initiative.
Click here to hear Alex introduce the murals at the reception following the screening
Keep the spirit going! This winter, you can participate in the PEG Center’s next community art project, “The Alchemy of Grief.”