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Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold

Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold

Posted on by Mary Vaneecke
Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold, 35'' x 26'', 2024 by Mary Vaneecke
Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold, 35” x 26”, 2024 by Mary Vaneecke

A ‘deconstructed American flag,’ this work’s title references Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming.  It is layered hand-dyed silks, fused and hand-stitched. The Where Do We Go From Here? series explores way-finding in a chaotic world.

Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold, detail. By Mary Vaneecke
Where Do We Go From Here?/The Center Does Not Hold, detail. By Mary Vaneecke

Unravelling the Case for Reparations

Posted on by Mary Vaneecke
American and confederate flags, torn, interwoven, whitewashed, and emblazoned with the words: 'The past is never dead, it isn't even past.'
Unravelling the Case for Reparations, by Mary Vaneecke, 2020.

 

Unravelling the Case for Reparations, by Mary Vaneecke, detail.

I am thrilled to announce that this work will be part of the Smithsonian’s We Are the Story traveling exhibition.  Learn more about the exhibition, Curated by Carolyn Mazloomi, here.