What's new at the Mu? Ish Ishmael work to be featured

Margy Vogt
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American Paradox, Giclée print
American Paradox, Giclée print

The Massillon Museum will exhibit photography by Ish Ishmael, Manifestations of the Dystopian Reverie, from Sept. 30 through Nov. 12 in Studio M. A free public reception for the artist will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4. A “MassMusings” podcast with the artist will be posted at noon Oct. 24 on the museum’s website and Spotify.

Highlights

Raised in the Midwest Rust Belt, Ish Ishmael is a documentary-style photographer, an installation artist, and a vagabond. She holds a BFA from Seattle University and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Infatuated with exploring the diverse approaches that humans take in late-stage capitalism, Ishmael traverses the arteries of the USA in her Toyota minivan, seeking disparate threads of commonality through the collective American dream. Ishmael weaves together conflating experiences between the lines of her vastly constructed boundaries.

Massillon Museum members may apply to exhibit their artwork in the Studio M Gallery on the Museum’s second floor. New members are welcome at any time. Exhibitions are celebrated by an artist’s reception, and the artists are featured guests on the Museum’s podcast, MassMusings.

The Massillon Museum is grateful for operating support from the Ohio Arts Council and ArtsinStark, marketing support from Visit Canton, and the support of the citizens of Massillon. This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Feeling, silver gelatin print
Feeling, silver gelatin print

Why attend?

There’s something to interest everyone at the Massillon Museum! When visiting the Studio M exhibition, guests can also view John W. Carlson: Set the Twilight Reeling, Ten Point Perspective (through October 15), A Way to Win: Paul Brown’s Innovations, the Paul Brown/Massillon Tigers Football History Timeline, Precarious Legacies: Exposures of a Fleeting Landscape, the Immel Circus, the Local History Gallery, Innovators of Massillon, Ethiopian Expedition of 1903, First Peoples of North America,and the Albert E. Hise Fine and Decorative Arts Gallery.

Details

WHAT – MassMu Studio M Exhibition-Ish Ishmael: Manifestations of the Dystopian Reverie.

WHEN – Through Nov. 12.

WHERE – Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, downtown Massillon.

MORE – MassillonMuseum.org or 330-833-4061

This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: What's new at the Mu? Ish Ishmael work to be featured