"How to Gentrify" by Suzanne Broughel

Suzanne Broughel
"How to Gentrify"
2012
Bleached fabric, thread, board.
4"x6"

KEEP HOPE ALIVE ALIVE PROJECT

My public art project Keep Hope Alive Alive is part of the Art in Odd Places Festival.  I'm distributing free buttons to pedestrians.  Below is one of ten designs:

"This is an altered graphic from a vintage Jesse Jackson political button. Jackson made bids for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. The orignial button reads 'Run Jesse Run!'."

"Frenzy Into Folly" Exhibition

This new piece  - "John Brown's Folly" -  is made from bed sheets, pillowcases, and shoelaces.  It is based on the rope used to hang John Brown.  More about this sculpture, and the show at St. Paul the Apostle Church, in this article.

Field Projects Gallery

My sculpture "Hippie Father of a Right-wing Son" is featured on the website of Field Projects Gallery, chosen as a runner up in show #4 by curator David C. Terry.

Materials: afro-picks, shoelaces

H(A)UNTED @ The Caribbean Cultural Center

Curated by Shantrelle Lewis, extended through May 30, 2012.

Review by Rehema Barber

In Number: An independent arts journal/Summer 2011

Solo Exhibition @ The University of Memphis

"Lied, Tied and Dyed", a solo exhibition at the Jones Gallery, University of Memphis. Organized by Lester Merriweather. Feb. 24 through March 25, 2011. View images of the exhibition here.

Reviews:  
Number: An Independent Journal of the Arts, by Rehema Barber (page 18).
"Lied, Tied and Dyed" reviewed in the Memphis Flyer.
 "Suzanne Broughel's Lied, Tied, & Dyed Is A Must See In Memphis", Global Grind.