Jennifer Moon
Jennifer Moon is a conceptual artist, adventurer, and writer. The foundation of Moon’s practice is her self-authored movement, The Revolution, a “way of being” laid out in two principles:
Definition of Abundance
and
Definition of Expansive
. After her nine-month incarceration at Valley State Prison for Women, Moon began her
Phoenix Rising Saga
series, a fearless, three-part exploration of boundless love in its unadulterated form, free from cultural and personal motivations. These installments showcase ephemera with an almost scientific precision, with diagrams, charts, and models. She has exhibited photographs of items acquired during her stay at VSPW such as a clear plastic typewriter, a sketch of her cell layout, and her California Department of Corrections Identification Card; sculptural elements incorporating the actual typewriter and letters exchanged with lovers in and out of prison; and videos that invite us to take part in her cosmos-inspired journey, listening to our “gut fairies” instead of belief entities that reside in our minds.
She has has had solo-exhibitions at China Art Objects Galleries in Los Angeles, Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, and Tunnel in New York. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Glendale College Art Gallery and the Hammer …
Jennifer Moon is a conceptual artist, adventurer, and writer. The foundation of Moon’s practice is her self-authored movement, The Revolution, a “way of being” laid out in two principles:
Definition of Abundance
and
Definition of Expansive
. After her nine-month incarceration at Valley State Prison for Women, Moon began her
Phoenix Rising Saga
series, a fearless, three-part exploration of boundless love in its unadulterated form, free from cultural and personal motivations. These installments showcase ephemera with an almost scientific precision, with diagrams, charts, and models. She has exhibited photographs of items acquired during her stay at VSPW such as a clear plastic typewriter, a sketch of her cell layout, and her California Department of Corrections Identification Card; sculptural elements incorporating the actual typewriter and letters exchanged with lovers in and out of prison; and videos that invite us to take part in her cosmos-inspired journey, listening to our “gut fairies” instead of belief entities that reside in our minds.
She has has had solo-exhibitions at China Art Objects Galleries in Los Angeles, Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, and Tunnel in New York. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Glendale College Art Gallery and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she received the Mohn Public Recognition Award for her installation
Phoenix Rising, Part 2: Eros vs. Agape
.
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