Art Crimes - Jairo
What we do
EscapingTime: Art from U.S. Prisons is pleased to present artwork created within prison walls nationwide. The majority of artists improvise with limited access to resources, creating canvases from bed sheets, pigment from cafeteria coffee and juices, and glue from toothpaste.
The original artwork and personal letters on view are inseparable from the system in which they are spawned. Our rate of mass incarceration is not a result of an increase in crime but a reflection of callous policies and outdated structures. Escaping Time: Art from U.S. Prisons works to change a decades-long narrative about people who have been through the crimnal justice system and pursue a conversation more conducive to positive change within the system so that all can benefit.
contact
J. Darden, Curator
JDarden@DardenArt.com
Mark Thivierge, Director
MLTNYC3@gmail.com
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