About the Book
Cerritos College Art Gallery is pleased to present BackUp Utopia, a solo exhibition of new print, video, and installation works by multimedia artist McLean Fahnestock, produced during her month-long July 2024 residency at the gallery.
The sardonic dichotomy of the exhibition's title, with 'utopia' implying an extreme ideal and 'backup' suggesting a safe and/or lesser alternative, unites and frames the disparate works on display. Together, they seek to tackle the historic (and still ongoing) discursive inscription and mediated representation of the American West as a paradise on earth, despite perpetually falling short of that aspirational goal.
The sardonic dichotomy of the exhibition's title, with 'utopia' implying an extreme ideal and 'backup' suggesting a safe and/or lesser alternative, unites and frames the disparate works on display. Together, they seek to tackle the historic (and still ongoing) discursive inscription and mediated representation of the American West as a paradise on earth, despite perpetually falling short of that aspirational goal.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art
- Additional Categories Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 170 - Publish Date: Jun 10, 2025
- Language English
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Cerritos College Art Gallery
Norwalk, CA
