(When it seems like I am slacking on the blog front, it is most likely because I am putting together something like this…please come through)
Eternally Mimi
works by Shiro
Curated by Jessica N. Pabón
Opening Reception: August 29th, 2012 at 7pm
Exhibition Dates: August 29th–September 29th, 2012
bOb Bar is pleased to present Eternally Mimi, a solo exhibition of work by Japanese graffiti artist Shiro. Please join us on Wednesday August 29th, from 7:00 p.m. to close, to meet the artist and celebrate the work.
In Eternally Mimi, the latest series in a career-long study of the self, Japanese graffiti artist Shiro explores the paradox of identity through her iconic character Mimi. Asking what the self between the constant and the evolving might look like, Shiro imagines her sometimes mortal, sometimes immortal alter ego in different times and places—but she remains Mimi, a robust female character inspired by hip hop culture and Buddhism, eternally.
Shiro began painting graffiti in 1998 in Shizuoka, Japan. A truly international graffiti artist, Shiro is down with GCS, TDS, Universal Zulu Nation Japan, and SUG. She has exhibited works in Australia, China, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and the US. Shiro is also the designer and owner of the clothing brand “BJ46.”
shirojapan [at] gmail [dot] com
bOb Bar
235 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
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Jessica Nydia Pabón, Phd 