PAPAY SOLOMON “HEAVY (WEIGHT) – BENJAMIN GASINGA GASPARD – RWANDA,” 2019.
What it means to live in Phoenix is admittedly not a topic that gets much discussion, but “Forever Becoming: Young Phoenix Artists,” a new exhibition at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, seeks to examine this question through the lens of 11 artists all under the age of 30.
Issues from social justice and environmental degradation to the essence of a person’s identity are all addressed in a variety of media. But what makes this exhibition (which opened September 11) so compelling, according to curator Lauren R. O’Connell, is how these artists’ ideas shape the narrative of Arizona’s capital city.
“Bringing their artwork together in an exhibition reveals how this new generation is shaping a conversation about the future,” she says.
