The Dress as Art Form

"Maria de Los Angeles: Dresses, Paintings, and Boxes", a solo exhibition, is an investigation of the artist's identity as a woman and an immigrant, in which she uses the human body form, color, personal stories, and colonial history to address current issues on immigration.

The hand-painted dress “The Family" depicts Maria and her nieces painted on the chest piece and the rest of the dress is filled with scenes of colonialism that relate to her experience as an immigrant in the United States. For Maria, wearing a dress is both an art installation and a performance. A close look reveals that the dresses contain sensitive and controversial issues.

Maria de Los Angeles accompanied by professional models will wear and display several dresses during the the reception on June 2. At 8 p.m., the artist will lead everyone to the second floor gallery space where Maria’s paintings will be on display.

When: June 2 – 26, Viewing Hours: by appointment

Reception: Thursday, June 2, 7-9 pm

Where: FRONT Art Space, 118 Chambers St. storefront, frontartspace.com