Preview: Alvin Armstrong "To Give and Take" Anna Zorina Gallery // May 05, 2021 - June 19, 2021 April 09, 2021 | in Painting Anna Zorina Gallery and Medium Tings are proud to present To Give and Take, a solo exhibition of new works by New York-based artist Alvin Armstrong, curated by Stephanie Baptist. To Give and Take presents a series of characters, alone and paired, stationary and in motion to interrogate the vulnerability of Blackness in America. Tightly cropped portraits and towering Kigures are placed in unidentiKiable backgrounds and raise questions around masculinity, gender and even self- determination. Black excellence in the form of athletic prowess is juxtaposed against references to societal and police violence, as we witness the agonizing expression of young men and women, their fate yet to be determined. In Track and Field, two athletes in hues of blue (both in uniform and face), appear to be in mid-air, excelling at the long jump or hurdles, the actual event is not of importance.