5 Points Art Gallery & Studios
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5 Points Art Gallery + Studios Temperature’s Rising Fashion Show and Wearable Arts Exhibition Opening

Artists and models mesh to bring a body of hot new creations in 3rd wearable arts fashion show + exhibition

By - Apr 19th, 2024 11:30 am
Image courtesy of 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios.

Image courtesy of 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios.

MILWAUKEE, WI – Sampled from the title and gritty folkloric essence of rap duo, Mobb Deep, 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios’ third bi-annual wearable arts exhibition, Temperature’s Rising, embraces the taboo and levity of donning scantily fitted to temptingly loose bathing suits, lingerie, lounge wear, and body-con garments as harbingers of the approaching summer season. This healthy voyeur experience opens with a catalytic in-person runway fashion show, Friday, May 17, 2024, 7 p.m. (CST).

As much of a rejective response to forced modesty, censorship and reversing reproductive rights, Temperature’s Rising, equally embodies fun, play and body liberation through creatively cheeky wearable art productions from 11 artists and designers of color, each tasked with making two provoking, body-revering wearable formations from their traditional execution of work.

Featured Artists: Afro Funk Wear by Aluna (Milwaukee, WI), Ellen Wagner of Eldenwa Designs (St. Louis, MO), Farhat Sharif (Karachi, Pakistan), Fatima Laster (Milwaukee, WI), Isissia Drake (Chicago, IL), Kottavei Love (Atlanta, GA), Manny Vibez (Milwaukee, WI), Mars Patterson (Milwaukee, WI), Matte Black by Alyssa Neff (Milwaukee, WI), Pamela Graham of Nandi Collection (Milwaukee, WI), and Mars Patterson of Shepats Designs (Milwaukee, WI).

Fashion show tickets—$20 in advance, $25 at the door— are available for purchase within 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios or via Eventbrite. Search “Temperature’s Rising Wearable Arts Fashion Show”. In-person seating limited.

Eventbrite Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/temperatures-rising-wearable-arts-fashion-show-tickets-885316203597?aff=oddtdtcreator

All artworks will be for sale. The physical works will remain on display and available for purchase within 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios until Sunday, June 23, 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to appreciate the body as art!

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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