{"id":10055,"date":"2022-10-31T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T21:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T21:25:10","slug":"yashua-klos-at-sikkema-jenkins-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/31\/yashua-klos-at-sikkema-jenkins-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Yashua Klos at Sikkema Jenkins &#038; Co"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curious to know what African cultures were part of his ancestry, New York artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yashuaklos.net\/\">Yashua Klos<\/a> took a DNA test that unexpectedly ended up reconnecting him with his large Detroit-based family.\u00a0 New work now on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sikkemajenkinsco.com\/ex20221022yashuaklos\">Sikkema Jenkins Gallery<\/a> includes a handsomely presented row of masks that merge a welding mask &#8211; symbol of Detroit\u2019s automobile industry and part of his own family\u2019s history \u2013 with various masks influenced by African examples. \u00a0Klos considers each a symbol of \u2018invocation and protection\u2019 and torches the exterior as a transformational act akin to activating the mask\u2019s power.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Dec 3<sup>rd<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/8f119554-eb9d-14e3-5b6f-beb70cb19517.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2106\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yashua Klos, Dan Protection Power Welding Mask, stained and charred wood, 13 \u00bc x 10 \u00be x 11 1\/8 inches, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious to know what African cultures were part of his ancestry, New York artist Yashua Klos took a DNA test that unexpectedly ended up reconnecting him with his large Detroit-based family.\u00a0 New work now on view at Sikkema Jenkins Gallery includes a handsomely presented row of masks that merge a welding mask &#8211; 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