Sweet Tea & American Values A Solo Exhibition

The Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) Presents Sweet Tea & American Values: A Solo Exhibition by Ray CRO Noland Chicago Urban Art Society 1st Floor Sweet Tea & American Values exhibition is a glimpse into the absurd and at times distressing reality of our social experiment called the United States. The show is primarily comprised of meticulously hand-cut stencil work on canvas. Some of the work entitled, No Race Creme references vintage skin whitening advertisements of the early 1940s - '50s with contemporary 'new' and 'improved' enhancements. While other works such as, The Oath Keepers engage conservative Christians and their historical commingling with war, violence and terror in America. A few works humorously highlight pop icons and political figures including; Michael Jackson, Thriller Zombie and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Shoe Shine Blago, Run, Blago, Run w/ balloon and Jailhouse Elvis Blago. The show also envisions a possible future of a dream realized in works like, People Party, and Everyman. The result is a candid perspective at times bittersweet yet always sincere.

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