Jake Scharbach: Treachery of Images
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I don't typically go to a gallery show expecting postmodern lingual trickery, but then again, Treachery of Images will be my first time seeing Jake Scharbach's work in person. The artist pulled inspiration for his solo exhibition title from the interesting names we give to collectives of animals—a murder of crows, etc.—and imagined the show as a "tongue-in-cheek revamp" of Magritte's “The Treachery of Images,” aka "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." Slices of imagery pulled from art history are positioned alongside news imagery, headlines, and imagery of forest fires, creating cross-century conversations that feel somewhat brazen.
by Lindsay Costello
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