If prostitution is happening at nail salons, I want us to help those women and girls get out. But along the way, I want to talk about ways that job exploits the women (and some men) who perform it in far more subtle and insidious ways. And I want us to stop blaming the victims and to stop talking smack about Asian nail salons in general. Enough already.
Entries Tagged as ‘Nails’
November 6, 2009
Even. More. Nail. Art.
Just a quick one to say that Molly’s show is still going on at Capricious Space through the weekend. AND, tomorrow, they’re kicking it up a notch with NAIL SALON: Nails by Abby Walton from 1 to 6 PM. You can email Abby for an appointment (abbywalton [at] yahoo [dot] com) or call Capricious Space [...]
November 4, 2009
If you’re in Brooklyn tomorrow
You should run not walk to photographer Molly Surno’s show, NEFER/NFR, at Capricious Space in Williamsburg. It will include work from her “The Smallest Canvas” project in Brooklyn nail salons. Talking about art makes me shy, so I’m just going to paste her artist’s statement here: My images are meant to evoke a nostalgia for [...]
