Charles de Jonghe Contemporary Gallery
11.19.10 - 12.24.10
growing pains (plural noun) are defined as:
1) dull, quasi-rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing. 2) An American television sitcom about an upper-middle class family with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from 1985 to 1992. Starring Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold.
A play of words on the definition of growing pains; this exhibition explores variations of the themes of rite de passage and coming-of-age tales. Hero-worship and childhood icons create lasting impressions on young boys. This exhibition traces these personal childhood and creative influences.
Participating artists include Marcus Brias, Jota Castro, Graham Dolphin, Ryan Humphrey, Michael Kagan, Robert Lazzarini, Edwin De Larosa, and Adam Parker Smith.
