TALLEY DUNN GALLERY

Vicki Meek
I know upon whose shoulders I stand. I am not confused.

November 16, 2024 – January 18, 2025

Talley Dunn Gallery is delighted to present a solo exhibition of new works by revered multidisciplinary artist Vicki Meek. I know upon whose shoulders I stand is a tribute to the women and deities who have supported and guided the artist throughout her life. We invite you to join us in celebrating Vicki Meek on Saturday, November 16th with a reception for the artist from 1pm – 5pm, and artist remarks at 4pm.

When I first the thought of this exhibition back in the the beginning of the year, I had a totally different idea about what I wanted to explore. But halfway into my musings on this exhibition, I realized that I needed to do something that was rooted in my historical exploration of black spirituality and women’s empowerment. Little did I know that this topic would be so timely given where we are in this country at this moment. I know upon whose shoulders I stand will honor seven Orishas who embody female empowerment and seven female ancestors who have influenced my own empowerment, including my own mother.

The notion that any empowered woman can reach her full potential without the aid of other women has always seemed ludicrous to me. I would not be who I am today were it not for the influence of dynamic, intelligent and powerful women. I am not confused about this fact! In addition, I know that my power is also dependent on the spiritual guidance of my ancestors, an energy that I routinely tap into. By acknowledging these seven female Orishas and the power they wield in the spirit realm, and by extension, the temporal world, I pay tribute to the female energy that has bolstered me throughout my life’s journey. The seven ancestors I honor, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Catlett and my mother Sylvia Meek represent the major influences on both my activist and artistic development.

As is true of all my work, the choice of media and imagery are symbolic.

-Vicki Meek, 2024

Jacob Hashimoto
Not After a Million Years

October 5, 2024 – January 18, 2025

Talley Dunn Gallery is immensely honored to announce the highly anticipated, solo exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Jacob Hashimoto. Hashimoto’s inaugural exhibition at the gallery, Not After a Million Years, will open October 5th.

Jacob Hashimoto is renowned for his mesmerizingly immersive installations composed of thousands of layered, kite-like disks that hover from above in delicate suspension, subsuming the space of the viewer. Engaging with a lineage of artists who have challenged the boundaries of the picture plane, Hashimoto explodes the space of painting into the gallery, configuring the viewer as a central part of the artwork’s composition. Hashimoto intends to create a remarkable site-specific installation for this exhibition that will entirely transform the gallery with over ten thousand collaged paper kites. Meticulously created by hand with painting, collage, and hand-tying, Hashimoto’s three-dimensional compositions of bamboo, paper, string, paint, and wood actively engage the spaces in which they occupy whether as individual wall compositions or immense site-specific installation hanging from above.

Responding directly to the gallery’s expansive space, Hashimoto will spend over a week installing a site-specific installation, as he responds directly to its particular environment, harkening back to his early work when spontaneity and adaptation were key. As such, the installation is uniquely configured to the gallery’s infrastructure, even requiring a new method of installation to hang the kites from the gallery’s ceiling. The gallery’s generous setting provides a rare opportunity to experience Hashimoto’s exquisite handmade artwork on such a grand scale, something that can only truly be appreciated in person. The light that permeates through the artist’s cascading diaphanous paper forms invites the eye to linger on a ray of sun or the stillness of the air, to become immersed in an expanse of space, form, and color.

Talley Dunn Gallery
5020 Tracy Street
Dallas, Texas 75205
214.521.4322

Tuesday—Friday from 10am – 5pm
Saturday from 12pm – 5pm and by appointment

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