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Devan Shimoyama, The Barbershop Project: Mighty Mighty: THEARC | Washington, DC

Past exhibition
4 May - 24 August 2019
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Overview
Devan Shimoyama Bobby, 2019 Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, glitter, feathers and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel 48 x 36 in 121.9 x 91.4 cm
Devan Shimoyama
Bobby, 2019
Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, glitter, feathers and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel
48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm

In celebration of Cultural DC’s 20th Anniversary Season, Devan Shimoyama’s Mighty Mighty forms the centerpiece of The Barbershop Project, “a multidisciplinary arts activation inspired by the performance of styling, art of hair and shop culture.” The immersive installation blends Shimoyama’s exquisite paintings with a fully-functional barbershop in a mobile art gallery. Mighty Mighty is a collaboration between Shimoyama, barber Kelly Gorsuch and furniture-maker Caleb Woodard. Attendees to the exhibition are invited not only to experience the art, but also to enjoy a free haircut! (Visit culturaldc.org to plan your visit.) Photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography.

 

— Curatorial text courtesy Cultural DC

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Works
  • Devan Shimoyama Bobby, 2019 Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, glitter, feathers and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel 48 x 36 in 121.9 x 91.4 cm
    Devan Shimoyama
    Bobby, 2019
    Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, glitter, feathers and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel
    48 x 36 in
    121.9 x 91.4 cm
  • Devan Shimoyama Gabi, 2019 Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, sequins, glitter and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel 48 x 36 in 121.9 x 91.4 cm
    Devan Shimoyama
    Gabi, 2019
    Oil, acrylic, color pencil, collage, sequins, glitter and jewelry on canvas stretched over panel
    48 x 36 in
    121.9 x 91.4 cm
  • Devan Shimoyama Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Children), 2019 Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper 40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
    Devan Shimoyama
    Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Children), 2019
    Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper
    40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in
    101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Devan Shimoyama Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Gentlemen), 2019 Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper 40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
    Devan Shimoyama
    Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Gentlemen), 2019
    Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper
    40 x 30 x 1 1/2 in
    101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Devan Shimoyama Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Ladies), 2019 Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper 40 x 30 in 101.6 x 76.2 cm
    Devan Shimoyama
    Mighty Mighty Style Guide (Ladies), 2019
    Silkscreen collage with veneer finish, glitter and rhinestones on paper
    40 x 30 in
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
Installation Views
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Press
  • Brothers Zyshaun Knox, 10, and Nasir Blake, 7, point to their choices of haircut styles, debating the merits of each with barber Brixton Millner. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

    THIS D.C. BARBERSHOP AND ART GALLERY OFFERS INSIGHT INTO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE FREE HAIRCUTS

    Hannah Natansan, The Washington Post, August 20, 2019
  • Still From WUSA 9 Washington D.C. Interview

    ‘THEY’RE NOT NECESSARILY WELCOMING’ | ARTIST CHALLENGES HYPERMASCULINITY IN BLACK BARBERSHOPS WITH EXHIBIT IN ANACOSTIA

    Michael Quander, WUSA9 Washington D.C., May 15, 2019
  • “Mighty Mighty” art installation by Devan Shimoyama is the centerpiece of “The Barbershop Project,” at the THEARC

    MIGHTY MIGHTY ART INSTALLATION IS CENTERPIECE OF BARBERSHOP PROJECT AT THEARC

    George Kevin Jordan, AFRO, May 15, 2019
  • DC ART EXHIBIT FEATURES BARBERSHOP, FREE HAIRCUTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

    Madeline Simon, WTOP News, May 5, 2019

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