A master storyteller, Marshall weaves the political, urban, suburban, and African - American history into ordinary narratives that are meant to upend popular perceptions of black culture as impoverished, violent or outraged and directly challenge
conventional ideals of beauty.
Just as 19th century American Realists shunned romanticized views
of their world, the artists included in this exhibition have abandoned
conventional ideals of scenic
beauty to depict, in detail, unremarkable scenes
of the rural landscape as they encounter it or AS IS.