Decoys & Mimics: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

July 16 – September 22, 2022

Decoys  &  Mimics is a group exhibition designed to fake you out this summer with books, objects, and images. This open-call exhibition mixes books in our collection with decoys, mimics, faux, imitations, ersatz, parodies, fakes, forgeries, deceptions, and—more positively—works addressing transformation, morphing, passing, changing, and becoming. It’s a beguiling blend of fantasy, humor, and mordant wit addressing the now, the was, and the never-was…..

Featuring the work of: Frederic Acquaviva, Regan Avery, Marsha Borden, Hank Bradley, Janet Severi Bristow, Robert Brush, George Corsillo, Leila Daw, Eva Geertz, Edward Gorey, Clymenza Hawkins, Jack Hitt, Ann Kennedy, Martha Willette Lewis, Zohra Rawling & Brian Slattery, Maddy Rosenberg Scott Schuldt, Jean Scott, Jeff Slomba, Christina Spiesel, and Rita Valley.

This event is free and open to the public; we do want to remind people who’ve never been here before that the Institute Library can only be reached by walking up a flight of stairs, and the Library is not ADA-compliant.