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Curiosity is often thought of as something we outgrow, a trait reserved for childhood. In reality, it never truly disappears — it simply gets buried beneath routines, responsibilities, and packed schedules. As life becomes more structured, that natural urge to wonder can fade into the background. Yet curiosity is what keeps everyday life feeling fresh, meaningful, and alive.
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Dolls: they can be creepy or they can be cool, depending on your perspective. For Korean-born artist Byung-Kyu Do, dolls are his medium of choice. There is no denying that dolls do conjure varying images and experiences from my youth, so I could relate to the theme of Do’s latest exhibit, Childhood Memories, up now at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery. We accidentally stumbled upon this exhibit on last night’s art crawl and I was very smitten by Do’s large photographs of baby dolls, some of which you can see below. Continue reading Byung-Kyu Do, Childhood Memories at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery
Even if you’re a jaded art scenester who thinks he’s seen every kind of art on the planet, I’d venture a guess that you’ve not seen anything like the sculptures of Stephanie Lempert that make up Reconstructed Reliquaries; the latest exhibit at Claire Oliver Gallery in Chelsea. For Reconstructed Reliquaries, Lempert interviewed close to 100 people from all walks of life, exploring the rationale behind the reasons certain memories stay with us and why we form attachments to particular objects.
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