Mansur Nurullah, "Covid, George, Allies and Distance," 2020. Found textiles, polyester felt, found herbs, thread and grommets. Part of "Dump Show" at the Hosfelt Gallery.
In our hyper-consumerist, disposable culture we throw much away. Fast fashion, fast furniture, fast food: The refuse has to go somewhere. It’s not surprising that, for more than a century, art has had various movements looking to reexamine our trash and give it new context, from surrealism to assemblage. “The Dump Show” at the Hosfelt Gallery is a collaboration with the Recology Artist in Residence Program that celebrates the legacy of Bay Area of artists working with found and discarded materials...