Feet Pics

Brandon Aguiar, Trinity Bavaria, Mack Brim, Tova Carlin, James Chuang, Hannah Epstein, Xingxin Hu, Lily Hyon, Marina Inoue, Kiki Joyce, Sam Keller, Monica Loya, Maya Mason, Lina Mitchell, Jake Molter, Hayley Labrum Morrison, Kembra Pfahler, Brooke Raven, Diana Rojas, Wynter Rhoads, Morgane Richer La Flèche, Emma Schwartz, Trashman739, Chloë Walker, Eva Yates, Matthew Zaccari This is the gallery's largest exhibition to date, featuring the feet-focused works of 26 brilliant artists from around the world. In lieu of standard exhibition text, I had my mother, a former elementary school teacher, write a poem about feet: "Feet Pics An anatomical masterpiece Carrying the weight of our world Grotesque, foul, wounded, pampered, and pearled Inherently violent, causing damage and pain Needs to be punished and trapped in a chain They channel the energy, deep in the Earth Powerful healing, enhancing their worth The devotion of fetishists are strikingly strong Like many worshippers that do nothing wrong Unless you’re Imelda, who thinks more of her feet Buying thousands of shoes while the country can’t eat To touch the thick skin and wiggle the toes Brings pleasure and sweet desire that grows The biomechanical miracle that loves skipping, and dance Come see our “feet art” and give us a chance We have paintings, and soft sculpture only buyers can squeeze The artwork is dazzling and intended to please No feet have been abused or harmed in this show All feet, socks, and shoes are free to go All artwork is looking for a forever-home Please come to the show, and to all shalom" —Joy Melody Studnick