Dorsch presents Tameka Norris's Meka Jean: Recovery

Feb 14 - Mar 21, 2015

First screened during Prospect 3 in New Orleans, the film tracks Norris’s semi-autobiographical character Meka Jean as she endeavors to improve herself, to seek artistic success and individual empowerment. Primarily set in post-Katrina New Orleans, where the artist lives and works, How She Got Good treats the city as a character as well, baring its currents and contradictions while we witness the same in Meka Jean. We see the character mimic overtly sexualized women characters in rap videos, and personify different types: a rap groupie, a rap video dancer, a rap diva, a self-empowered artist, an artist with gut-wrenching nerves, a collaborator, a sexy woman, a smart and serious woman, a black woman, nakedly grieving and striving.

Tameka Norris received her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles before graduating with an MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2012. Through her work in performance, video, photography, and installation. Publications include articles in Art News, ArtForum, Art in America, and The New York Times.

Opening reception Saturday, February 14, 6-9pm

Emerson Dorsch
151 NW 24 Street, Suite A
Miami, FL 33127
www.emersondorsch.com

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