Mickayel Thurin, Adding Joy to Art

One of my most enjoyable video projects was a movie I made 2 years ago about Mickayel Thurin and her artistic family. So it’s great to catch up with them again and see Micka’s dazzling new show at Gross McCleaf. Her inventiveness with composition and materials is peerless.
The joyfulness of her art is hard won, and to me that’s why it’s so profoundly moving. Micka understands all too well that the world is not without sorrow, and her the quest for joy and beauty is like a prayer. Her show will be up through April 27, 2024.

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Mickayel's work is inventive, fun, and engaging. Love how she used so many different materials and colors to get her point across. Gross McCleaf seems to be one great show after another, a real hub for Philly art. Fascinating show, John. Thanks for sharing.