Devan Shimoyama: The Barbershop Project: The Armory Show
Past exhibition
Overview
Devan Shimoyama
Kory, 2023
Oil, color pencil, Flashe, rhinestones, acrylic, collage, jewelry and glitter on canvas stretched over panel
48 x 36 in.
121.9 x 91.4 cm
121.9 x 91.4 cm
For the 2023 Armory Fair in New York, Kavi Gupta will present the second iteration of Devan Shimoyama’s Barbershop Project. In 2019, Shimoyama created a fully-functioning barbershop in Cultural DC's Mobile Art Gallery in Washington, DC. Filled with custom furniture, adorned with flowers and rhinestones, and featuring Shimoyama’s paintings on the walls, the project reflected upon notions of masculinity and femininity, spotlighting cultural traditions and expectations within Black barber shops that cause non-binary, LGBTQ+ and/or gender non-conforming individuals not to feel safe or welcomed. As the second manifestation of the project continues to celebrate, Shimoyama’s Barbershop is an inclusive space for everybody.
Works
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Devan ShimoyamaKory, 2023Oil, color pencil, Flashe, rhinestones, acrylic, collage, jewelry and glitter on canvas stretched over panel48 x 36 in.
121.9 x 91.4 cm -
Devan ShimoyamaBryant, 2023Oil, color pencil, Flashe, rhinestones, acrylic, collage, jewelry and glitter on canvas stretched over panel48 x 36 in.
121.9 x 91.4 cm -
Devan Shimoyama, Stay Still , 2023
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Devan ShimoyamaMighty Mighty Style Guide (Children), 2019Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in
101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm -
Devan ShimoyamaMighty Mighty Style Guide (Gentlemen), 2019Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in
101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
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