McGraw and Tarantino

Kate McGraw and Ann Tarantino's current show at Curator's Office was one of the Washington Post Express' "our picks" in their Fall Arts Preview. Way to go!


So many things appeal to me about their work - the physicality, the story-telling, the communication of ideas, the collaboration. It's great! Here's what the artists had to say about their work:

When viewed together, the “Potential Energy” series unfolds much like a book or a conversation-a narrative of exchange and negotiation, full of discussions, arguments, moments of pushing and pulling, and, finally, resting.

The project raises the question of potential - what kind of energy is possible? How does that energy change when it is transferred from one hand to another? Where (if at all) does the energy stop? And if it does not stop, where does it lead? As the drawings unfold, as if flowing out of their individual and collective consciousness, it becomes clear that humans can communicate volumes through physical acts. This project harnesses that potential for communication and evidences true exchange, focusing on the physical and social significance of the act of making - and making together.