The group show Purpose traces how contemporary and historic artists approach image-making with deep intention. This exhibition explores two primary approaches: repurposing culturally recognizable images and meticulously constructing imagery. These artists breathe new life into found imagery, employ digital manipulation, and/or use intricate craft techniques. Purpose surveys how images shape our identities and cultural memory, individually and collectively. The included works—paintings, sculptures, photography, and textiles—challenge the boundaries between creator and conductor, between viewer and consumer, and between process and product.
