UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Aaron Sheppard
- Mermaid Parade in Joshua Tree (costume), 2016
- Mixed media
- 145.5 x 39 x 8.5 in
- Inv: 2016.08.001A
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Aaron Sheppard
"Mermaid Parade in Joshua Tree (costume)", 2016
Mixed media
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
Gift of the Artist
2016.08.001
Ludic and raw, the performances, drawings, paintings, and assemblages of Aaron Sheppard offer the viewer a world in which identity is fluid and experimentation is open to everyone. He has exhibited or performed at Western Project, CA; DUMBO Arts Center, NY; Trifecta, Las Vegas; and the Mermaid Parade of Joshua Tree, CA. UNLV MFA 2009.
The original Mermaid Parade, a celebration of vernacular art costuming, takes place annually in Coney Island, NYC. Wanting to honor the event at his new home in Joshua Tree, CA, ex-New Yorker (and ex-Las Vegan) Aaron Sheppard invited his friends to create their own costumes and curate a walk through the desert. (DKS)
