Last call to see some ‘familiar faces’ and ‘meet your maker’

For those unfamiliar with the structure
and its location, it’s easy to miss
the Anderson Gallery. Tucked away in
a corner on the 900 block of Franklin
Street, the gallery is, on the outside,
an unassuming, often-overlooked
structure.

On the inside, however, it’s a different
story.

The current exhibition, which debuted
on Jan. 18 and will remain open
until March 2, features two very different
artistic genres and forms of subject
matter.

‘Familiar Faces’

Exhibition “Familiar Faces” is housed
in the downstairs portion of the gallery.
From the moment one steps through the
door, it becomes apparent this will not
be a stuffy walk through archaic portraits
of nobility long dead.

“Newsreel,” by Xiang Yang, hangs
from the ceiling to the right of the
exhibit’s introductory sign. On each roll
of what looks like scotch tape – and
there are many – are faces.

Upon closer inspection, peering out
from their translucent frames are the
visages of comedian-writer-actress Tina
Fey and Vice President Dick Cheney,
alongside journalist Katie Couric and actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, to name a few.

As one walks through the exhibit, the
faces become less universally recognizable
as popular society goes, but there
is an inherent familiarity to the rest of
the pieces.

The exhibition’s artists believe in
two basic truths-humans are naturally
inclined to identify faces and there is
a constant contact with cloth in our
lives.

The next few pieces exemplify those
beliefs quite effectively.

Kim Kamens’ installations, which
are constructed entirely of nails and
string, seem to be made with painstaking
accuracy and unending patience.
Each face is incredibly detailed – down
to shading in the contours of the face
– and so much so that one would be
hard-pressed to find an unfamiliar trait
in each countenance.

There is a sense of “pointillism
Déj