The Jaye Williams Product Line For Men by Ashley Jaye Williams is a collection of works that explores objectification and capitalism through sculpture, paintings, and video. Extrapolated from the artist's own negative lexicon of life experiences, these sculptures and paintings are reimaginings of the gender, beauty, and social standards that constrain women.

The exhibition focuses on the contrast between visual “worship” and dehumanization. Williams asserts “the physical forms we objectify are not always treated with respect. Just because something has a viewer’s visual attention does NOT mean that it has their respect. Objectification of another human is often labeled as idolization, complimentary, kind, and even regarded as flattering when in reality it is publicly degrading, disrespectful, emotionally taxing, and frightening to experience.”

This is the third and final exhibition was selected from a Touchstone Foundation for the Arts call for exhibition proposals, juried by Allison Nance, Managing Director of The Nicholson Project and Tim Wright, Founder of Attucks Adams; museum educator & historian.

Ashley Jaye Williams is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Washington, DC. They work primarily with fine art, murals, sculpture and art installations, but also have experience in traditional animation, fashion, performance art, video, and printmaking. Williams has created art for the Women’s March, DC Public Schools, Commission for the Arts & Humanities, Broccoli City music festival, the Annual Roots Picnic, Long Live Go-Go, DC Vote, Culture House, and many other organizations.

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