FROM KOLAJ #23
Christy Mitchell’s collaged cigarette boxes hint at toxic masculinity
Christy Mitchell collaged late 1940s Fortune and early 1970s Popular Science magazines onto empty Parliament Lights cigarette packs as part of a conceptual exhibition about the men she dated who ghosted her.
“Smoking for me was this cool girl aesthetic, the Parisian artist romantically awaiting her lover. I enjoy playing with the cigarette box shape and pairing it with paper of a certain print quality and colour that instantly feels nostalgic,” said Mitchell.
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Gallerist and curator Christy J. Mitchell operates The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington, Vermont’s South End Arts District. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Savannah College of Art & Design, with studies in metals and jewelry design. Each November at her gallery, Mitchell presents a conceptual solo exhibition of her work that recounts her past year. Find out more at Mitchell’s gallery website, www.spacegalleryvt.com.
A full review appeared in Kolaj #23. To see more, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue.
Images:
installation views at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 2018
Photos by Ric Kasini Kadour