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Steve Aishman exhibition: 'The Aishmans'

SCAD presents “The Aishmans,” a solo exhibition of photographs and video by Steve Aishman, SCAD Atlanta dean of academic services and professor of photography.

Cataloging the latest in more than 16 years of daily notes written by the artist to his family, the exhibition provides an intimate glimpse into domestic life and how declarations of love can come in many sizes, shapes and colors.

“People don’t send love letters anymore, but they send text acronyms like personal coded messages,” Aishman laments.

“The Aishmans” includes affectionate messages for Aishman’s wife, as well as romantic, witty and often irreverent chalkboard dispatches to his family. The exhibition focuses on notes written in a similar format to shopping lists but conveying as much love as a sonnet.

Also on display are Aishman’s interactive photographs of frozen moments of domesticity, allegories for the passions found in everyday existence with loved ones. Through the use of a downloadable image recognition phone application, visitors will delight in experiencing surprising video content created by the artist.

Before joining the faculty at SCAD, Aishman taught photography and cultural theory at institutions such as Harvard University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. He earned an A.B. in astrophysics from Princeton University and an M.F.A. in photography from Tufts University. His artwork revolves around issues of contemporary visual language. His work has been shown nationally and internationally, most recently at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery in Atlanta.

This exhibition is curated by Storm Janse van Rensburg, SCAD head curator of exhibitions.

Reception: Thursday, July 9, 5:30-7 p.m.

Gallery hours:

  • Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

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