Extended Closing Day with Curator Michael S. Williams
Friday, December 8, 2023 join us between 4-7pm during regular gallery hours with special guest Michael S. Williams to learn more about the curation of this exhibition. Executive Director of the Durham Art Guild, Liz Gage, will also be in the gallery for a meet and greet!
The curious nature of multidimensional artist Jim Lee has been illuminated through his creations since the late 1990s when he began, in earnest, his exploration of found materials and photography. The Durham, North Carolina native admits this curiosity presented itself during his childhood and continues today with the solitary practice of examining uninhibited construction sites and nature with a fierce fervor. With journalist, professor, farmer, and community organizer on his resume, Lee's career path is as long and has as many twists and turns as the Nile River. And like the Nile, this experience has been a vital transport of lived observations, visible in his 3D and 2D work and, most personally, his photography.
Lee continues to dissect the intricacies of his life through the objects and photographs he creates. His inquisitive nature allows viewers to see things as he's discovering them, positing along with him. In The Curiosity of Jim Lee, the artist's vast interests are on full display through selected works that examine, among other things, the ideas behind abundance, assimilation, and freedom.
More information about the exhibition here.
About Jim Lee
Jim Lee is a multi-dimensional, self-taught artist whose work is heavily influenced by his love of nature, science, psychology, technology, and his sense of social justice. Working with cameras, scanners, lighting and collections of found and fabricated objects, Lee creates photographic images that range from the darkly mysterious and figurative to the elegantly simple and abstract.
They can be personal or political. He often ventures outside of his photographic practice into three-dimensional creations. The work can be beautiful, disturbing, or even whimsical. One rarely leaves one of Lee's pieces without some questions and that is exactly what he wants. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions and can be found in collections at American Tobacco Campus, Andrew Young Enterprises, Cassilhaus, Duke University Medical Center, and in numerous other private venues.
Curated by Michael S. Williams
Presented by the Black On Black Project and the Durham Art Guild
Why Wilmington?
The Durham Art Guild is a nonprofit member-driven visual arts organization. In our efforts to support artists throughout North Carolina, we have proudly partnered with Michael S. Williams to assist with cross-pollination efforts to expand the reach of artists throughout the state. Pop-up exhibitions in various cities help artists grow their careers and open communities up to new and exciting creative works and ideas.
Images courtesy of the artist.