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This exhibition takes its title from the primary series of works on paper in the exhibition, Holding Spaces. In this new series, Joseph transcribes, abstracts, and merges imagery from photographs of interiors he appropriates from online sources, many of which depict collections of tribal art or decor that leverages the energy and aesthetic of tribal art, whether authentic ritual objects or “fakes” made specifically for trade. Some of these sourced images capture celebrated collections such as those of Helena Rubenstein, Peggy Guggenheim, and Wifredo Lam. The term “holding space” can be read …