by Craig Takeuchi on January 18th, 2021 at 6:30 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
A local artist who lived through a devastating epidemic has based his latest work upon the existential crisis of the current pandemic.
Multidisciplinary artist Tiko Kerr tested positive for HIV in 1985 during the AIDS Crisis, and subsequently became an activist for HIV in addition to other causes.
Kerr’s current exhibition PLEXUS: A Vaccine Agains the Conventional opened at Mónica Reyes Gallery (602 East Hastings Street) on January 9 and will continue until February 13.
The exhibition features Kerr’s painting explorations on a surface that has come into widespread use during the COVID-19 pandemic: plexiglass.