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Sandra Luckett’s large-scale installations use mixed media to draw attention to gender issues in art history. A Virginia-based artist, Luckett begins by culling ephemeral materials from everyday life that are stereotypically feminine, like beads and glitter, and combines them with transparency paper and other materials. She then transforms them into sparking environments that display wit and wonder, encouraging close examination. The accoutrements of femininity transcend their lowly status of everyday bauble or plaything and mock the culture that created them when altered by Luckett’s vision. The formal beauty and intricacy of these works question the societal constructs that define and categorize how individuals are perceived within different environments and social situations.

Thanks to Kristen Beal Degrandemont, HackArtLab (H.A.L.) and A.D.A Gallery for their efforts towards the realization of this exhibition. Luckett is represented by ADA Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

Read more from the MOCA exhibit introduction panel and gallery guide.