ART ON VIEW NOW | 81C ST THOMAS

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Krankie II: Middle of the Food Chain by Emily Braswell (Strawberriemilk) and Jenna Rees (Warmmilkwithsugar) unfolds as a warped cinematic universe where painting, video, and sculpture collapse into a single, unstable narrative field. Centered around a fictional 1980s movie star in a meta-perspective of invented lore from parallel storylines, the work drifts between past and present, constructing a world where time folds in on itself and meaning emerges through fragments rather than sequence. Hybrid airbrush and traditional paintings operate as imagined film artifacts: posters, stills, and visual residues from fictitious movies that are rendered with a hyper-saturated, almost synthetic clarity. Their surfaces oscillate between softness and precision, evoking the tactile nostalgia of analog media while simultaneously referencing the flattened glow of digital imagery. Sculptural interventions punctuate the space with quiet absurdity, grounding the work in physical form while amplifying its psychological tension. The accompanying video component extends this atmosphere into motion, offering a disjointed, voyeuristic glimpse into the interior lives orbiting this fictional figure. Rather than resolving into narrative, the work lingers in mood—an uneasy balance of humor, longing, and quiet unpredictability. Drawing from the American south small-town culture and nostalgia for the sensationalized monolithic star style fame of pre-internet times, Krankie II: Middle of the Food Chain constructs a world that feels both intimately familiar and fundamentally distorted. It is less a story than a condition—one where fantasy and perception continuously rewrite one another.

— The Curators, 81C, Charlotte Amalie, 2026

Dual-Site Exhibition

81C St. Thomas Gallery Hours | Tues-Sat 5-8PM

XIIID Research and Strategy Innovation Center at the University of the Virgin Islands | Mon-Fri 9AM-4PM

On View Through July, 2026

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SHOW DESCRIPTION:

81C  Arts brings its 2026 student arts showcase to St Croix at its Farmhouse Gallery at Prosperity Farm Distillery. Featuring over 40 works, the exhibition is a colorful blast of young talent, featuring works from 81C Arts' St Thomas based Expression Through The Arts and DigiLocal youth arts programs.

ON VIEW NOW 7 DAYS WEEKLY | PROSPERITY FARM DISTILLERY 

81C STX

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