Juxtapoz Magazine - Agnieszka Nienartowicz: Echoes @ Nicodim, NYC
Briefly

The exhibition 'Echoes' explores the intersection of tattoos and sacred imagery, revealing how symbols evolve across time. With works like 'Chapel' and 'Solace', it challenges the viewer’s understanding of religious iconography and identity. The artist employs hyperrealism to create figures that defy mere representation, interrogating the shift in meaning when holy images are embodied on the skin. This dynamic relationship between artwork, body, and the symbolic invites viewers to reflect on the transformation of the sacred into contemporary cultural expressions.
In Echoes, tattoos are not just marks; they are living echoes—symbols of culture and identity redefined into a canvas that challenges the notion of the sacred.
Chapel features the medieval Black Madonna as a tattoo on a woman's back, merging the sacred with flesh in a quiet rebellion, prompting viewers to reconsider traditional iconography.
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