Blue Sky is pleased to announce March Exhibition: Remember the South by Frank Frances

First Thursday Opening: Mar 2, 5 - 8 PM

Zoom Artist Talk: TBA

In Remember the South, artist Frank Frances creates a contemporary re-imagining of colonialism through a fictional adaptation of elements used today that represent a potent past. A visual narrative that is a nod to the systematic integration of a brutal history, Remember the South serves as an ode to the memory of a past that is still being experienced in the present. Frank Frances (American, b. 1983, he/him/his) is a Greenpoint, Brooklyn based artist, home and still life photographer with an MFA in Art Practice from the School of Visual Art. Whose work challenges the everyday perceptions of memories and prejudice with close studies of photography’s materiality and dynamics; he is no stranger to being both voyeur and subject. With an MFA in Art Practice from the School of Visual Art. For example, he embarked on a venture across the States highlighting the journey of American truckers for former duo Tribble & Mancenido, driving and living out of an eighteen-wheeler for over a year to create the series, Hurry Up & Wait. He has shown in solo and group exhibitions domestically and internationally at Sasha Wolf Gallery, The Studio Museum of Harlem, Glasshouse, Carriage Trade and Werkstadt Graz to name a few. Reviews and features of their work have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vice, NPR, ArtInfo, Bomblog, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek among others. Selected Clients: Architectural Digest, Vogue UK, Elle Decor, Mother NYC, West Elm, Stadium Goods, One Kings Lane, Buy Buy Baby, Bed Bath and Beyond, Baker Furniture, Simon Malls, Zappos, Woodhouse Lodge, SGX, Glossier, Solo Rugs, Women’s Health, Bloomberg Pursuits, Target, Reveal Magazine, and more