Kara Hearn and Barb Smith - ANTIDOTES FOR TROUBLED TIMES

An artist talk at Venture Cafe on January 9, 2020 by Kara Hearn and Barb Smith, in conjunction with their exhibition 'Present Perfect Continuous', exhibited at Grizzly Grizzly in December 2019 - January 2020.

Present Perfect Continuous explores themes of comfort and discomfort, impermanence and duration, and ritual and care. Hearn’s videos and Smith’s sculptures play with the materiality of the human body, intimating the task of self-care as a process without end, especially in these volatile political times.

Project support provided by Added Velocity which is administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University and funded by the William Penn Foundation.