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Through reflections on the past, moments of transition, and echoes that linger in the present, the works gathered here ask what time takes, and what time leaves behind from the perspective of men like myself serving a life sentence.”  -  \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Andrews, co-curator and featured artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMorton Contemporary is proud to present THE WEIGHT OF TIME, an intimate exhibition featuring a group of 10 artists all presently incarcerated at SCI PHOENIX prison in Pennsylvania. Each artist offers a deeply personal reflection on coming of age and growing old behind bars, collectively forming a portrait of lives shaped by confinement and the passage of time.  As a unified body of work, this group exhibition powerfully depicts a community of men navigating the realities of daily life in prison as they meditate on the past, endure the present, and reach toward an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIt is with great honor that we present this exhibition, providing a platform for these extraordinary artists to share their stories and gifts with a broader community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/0469\/9729\/files\/The_Weight_of_Time_Promotion_Packet_1_95c295d4-a1cb-4e40-9aed-66d2d8ffc8b5.jpg?v=1777139417\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"untitled-keith-andrews-1-2024","title":"Stool Pigeon","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStool Pigeon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeith Andrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylic and Collage on Parachute Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 42\"W x 42\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKeith Andrews: “I wanted to show in this piece a person who’s a decoy, a front to people, to stay away, but wanting to clear his conscience by any means!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Keith Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878457839889,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/0469\/9729\/files\/IMG_6286.jpg?v=1735924254"},{"product_id":"time-2024","title":"Time","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeith Andrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylic and collage on canvas, stretched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 24\"W x 20\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Condition: This artwork had been sitting in Keith’s prison cell and has a few scuffs, but framing brand new and artwork looks great. 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