A Painter Works From the Edge of Combustion
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By Susan Rand Brown
Dakota X turns muscle cars on rugged landscapes into objects of veneration. X ran a house painting business in Provincetown in the 1990s to support an artistic career. Back then, Dakota went by the name Deborah Martin, lived in town and began taking the Polaroid photographs that ended up on display at the Driskel Gallery, which occupied the front of what was then the newly restored Schoolhouse Center.
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“All of the work in the exhibition, like Randi’s novel, portrays the concerns, the losses, and the hopes of individuals or families living with emotional or physical challenges,” said Dakota X in an email. “The artists were selected to include a range of challenges that the artists or their subjects have faced in their lives, from learning disabilities to Autism Spectrum Disorder to HIV/AIDS.” Participating artists include Fine Arts Work Center fellow Nick Fagan, Sara Lee Hughes, Ryan Landry, Bobby Miller, Pasquale Natale, Dakota X, and Laurence Young.