Our Man In Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art

Illustrated full color catalog sponsored by Newark Art Supply, to accompany exhibition curated by Emma Wilcox at Gallery Aferro Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog, Jessica Lagunas, Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis, James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea, Bobby Zokaites One of the various definitions of the word vacuum is “a partially exhausted space.” But as in forensics, where a milligram of dust can contain a complex narrative, 14 artists have made visible the hidden significances of a minor player in mostly domestic dramas: the vacuum cleaner. For the artists, this significance may be political, scientific, nostalgic or simply perverse. www.aferro.org www.newarkartsupply.com