We are living in absurd times.

Thinking the unthinkable is no longer unthinkable. It is reality.

No one is immune. No one is safe

When the world goes mad, the arts go Dada.

The Art Center Highland Park 1957 Sheridan Rd Highland Park, IL. June 23- Aug 5, 2023

I am delighted and honored to be the featured artist as well as the juror for an all too timely show “Absurdity, In Dada We Trust,” opening June 23-August 5, 2023 at The Art Center Highland Park, Illinois.

In our surreal world, racism and white nationalism are empowered and bullies are applauded. Women’s rights are being set back by 50 years, and the LGBTQ community is dangling by a thread.

A kafkaesque world where individual rights are regulated but assault weapons are not.

It’s grotesque.

Social media has highjacked news and the term ‘alternate set of facts’ has become the norm, no longer just the brunt of jokes. The world is witnessing a new level of insanity. For artists, it’s a clear call to look to the past for guidance and take a stand.

How? In a word: Dadaism.

Created as a reaction to the absurdity of war and the propaganda of WWI, Dadaism was the reaction of a group of artists from another time in history when the world was on the brink of madness.

Like Dada that makes a mockery of middle-class materialism and nationalistic attitudes, my work has always been a satirical critique of politics and popular culture.

We are being assaulted on all fronts.

Art is often on the front lines.

The Art Center Highland Park
1957 Sheridan Rd Highland Park, IL. June 23- Aug 5, 2023

Opening Reception June 23 5:30-8pm