Ari Norris: Really Really

Opening reception: Friday, Sept 18, 6 pm — 8 pm

Really Really doubles-down on Ari Norris’ commitment to woodworking, presenting for the first time an exhibition by the artist exclusively realized in painted wood. In the context of Norris’ practice of material subterfuge, representations of studio ephemera such as masking tape rolls, pink-pearl erasers, and paint brushes collide with the midwesterner’s interest in folk art, kitsch, and figuration. Utilizing the impact caused by a repeated word or phrase, known as the illusory-truth effect, influence is forced upon a subject to suggest something to be true if it’s repeated enough, even when it is false. In other words, just because something is said twice, does not necessarily make it any closer to fact.

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