Co-curated by Stuart Horodner and Leah Kolb Presented at the UK Art Museum (July 16-November 23, 2024) and 2nd Story (July 16-October 12, 2024) This two-venue exhibition brings together works by emerging and established artists who use their relatives (parents, children, siblings, partners) as subjects for an examination of love and intimacy, acceptance and forgiveness, rituals and routines, and illness and loss. Selections offer a broader definition than blood relations, including aspects of chosen families and the significance of pets. All in the Family offers an opportunity to consider who and what we value, and the related joys and challenges that are part of the equation. The exhibition title is taken from the television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, between 1971-1979, that centered around a working-class American family living in Queens, New York. The show broke ground in its depiction of issues previously considered unsuitable for US network comedies, including racism, homosexuality, women's liberation, religion, abortion, menopause, impotence, and the Vietnam War. 2nd Story will present a selection of paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, and videos by Bill Adams, Rachael Banks, Richard Billingham, Tyanna Buie, Camila Galaz, Scott and Ford Ingram, Helen Lee, and Tony Tasset.

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