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Contemporary art is often seen as something only the elite few can understand. But this isn’t the case with graffiti and its descendent, post-graffiti. Post-graffiti’s use of stencils, posters, stickers, and other techniques and codes are a far cry from graffiti, with the aim of creating an art within reach of masses around the world and with a style that fits today's reality.

Queen Andrea, Quality Assurance

The Fuse Gallery’s current exhibit, Sweet City Woman, tackles post-graffiti and other ‘isms from a female perspective. The small gallery space houses more than 80 works from 6 artists divergent in style and methodology. What does bring these women together are the themes of feminism, the mythology of tattoo art, and city life.

Gillian Goldstein juxtaposes graffiti-esque tattoo designs and other street art tropes with her San Francisco upbringing. “Grey Gypsy” illustrates the supposed dichotomies of the energy of the city and the personality of a beautiful woman.

The medium is often the message. GMO$ shows that with her oil work on actual skateboards. Any instrument or material can be utilized to express themselves.

GMO$, The Currency of Evolution

Muck has a more conventional style, oil on canvas. However, her themes may be realer than any of these other artists. She told me that she was drawn to depictions of drugs around her house and in the magazines of her roommate.

Queen Andrea’s slick graffiti style utilizes contrasting colors to draw the attention of the viewer. Her background in advertising serves her well, impacting the gallery-goer with her unique mixture of ideas and day-glo colors.

Sweet City Woman runs until May 31st at the Fuse Gallery, 93 2nd Avenue (between 5th & 6th Streets).