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Double Feature: Part I / 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition

On Display Double Feature: Part I / 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition

The first half of Double Feature, an exhibition that is actually two exhibitions with one name, was on view April 25 through May 7, 2021 at the Icebox Project Space in Philadelphia, PA. Featuring the work of fifteen artists working across medium and material, Part 1 of Double Feature is singular in its conceptualization, realization, and inherently a product of its time and unique circumstance.

In March of 2020, when the Covid-19 epidemic began to shift life as we knew it, the 2020 class of UPenn MFA candidates were working towards their upcoming thesis exhibition. I did my first and last visits in their studios just a few weeks prior. While they completed their degrees and graduated virtually in May of 2020, the thesis exhibition was deferred to a time when their work could be realized and presented in a physical space. Despite the incredible upheaval that took place in the US and around the world over the course of March 2020 through April of 2021 and continues, these students committed themselves to bringing these artworks into the world and contributing to this exhibition. For that commitment, their flexibility, and their perseverance, I am grateful. 

-Yuri Stone, exhibition curator

installation image of multiple pieces including a fountain sculpture, photography, and paintings 2020 Installation Images
installation image of t-shirts hanging on black grid with other t-shirts and posters to the left Austin Fisher
image of a wall mounted fountain with a vase and flowers Jane Fentress
Evan Curtis Charles Hall
image of three painting on silk suspended on a thin cord between two bamboo poles Xinyi Hu
image of fountain floor sculpture made of clay with water at the base Valentina Soto Illanes
image of monitor displaying a grand interior space and hanging flags Kyuri Jeon
image of a large projection on a freestanding screen of the back of a bronze sculpture David Johnson
image of large projection on a wall with protruding oval structure mounted in the center Jessi Ali Lin
image of dual videos projected onto the corner of the gallery displaying clouds and sky Lesia Mokrycke
image of a floor sculpture with monitor and plastic bin to the left and wall mounted monitor displaying helicopters to the right Rebecca Naegele
image of five rectangular ceramic pieces on a shelf mounted to the wall Joseph Harley Painter
image of a stage with props on the right and various props to the left Emmanuela Soria Ruiz
image of a black and white aerial photograph printed on aluminum of a suburban neighborhood Tessa Stewart
image of large figurative painting to the left with hand written scripted text to the right Sonnie Wooden with Princeton Cangé
image of floor sculpture in the rough shape of a heart covered with various shades of pink curled ribbon Julian Zeidler