![]() Point person for the project was Allison Cekala, a local documentary filmmaker who had previously exhibited in the Fields Corner space when it was known as the Howard Art Project. The Shrug Show, inspired by this ambiguous icon, was not curated by resident DAP artists, but rather by a collective of artist friends with loose ties to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA). This popular figure, though, still lacks a universally agreed upon precise meaning with interpretations ranging from “bemused resignation” to “a Zen-like tool to accept the chaos of universe.” Because the emoticon incorporates characters from Japanese keyboards, creating the symbol requires downloading alphabets of various languages and then cutting and pasting. The ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emoticon combines symbols from multiple languages into a new universal icon suggesting a shrug. Through July 9, DAP is hosting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (The Shrug Show), an exhibition of new works by nine Boston-based artists in response to the cultural presence of the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emoticon. “Whatever” or “I dunno” is just the response that show organizers are expecting! ![]() If the artwork in question happens to be in the current show at the Dorchester Art Project (DAP) space (1486 Dot Ave., second floor), organizers won’t mind. ൠ Mooh ᄎ Me ᗢ Happy ᗣ Crying ‿ Smile ← → ↔ ↗ ↘ ↯ ↶ ↷ ↺ ↻ ⇐ ⇒ ⇔ ⇗ ⇘ ⌚ Watch ⌛ Hourglass ⍢ HA HA ⍣ Sealed lips ⏚ Earth ground ╱ ╲ ☀ Black sun ☁ Cloud ☂ Umbrella ☃ Snowman ☄ Comet ★ Black star ☆ White star ☔ Umbrella under the rain ☕ Hot drink ☘ Shamrock ☝ Finger ☠ Skull and crossbones ☢ Radioactivity ☣ Biohazard ☤ Caduceus ☥ Ankh ☮ Peace ☯ Yin Yang ☼ Sun ♀ Female ♂ Male ♈ Aries ♉ Taurus ♊ Gemini ♋ Cancer ♌ Leo ♍ Virgo ♎ Libra ♏ Scorpius ♐ Sagittarius ♑ Capricorn ♒ Aquarius ♓ Pisces ♔ Chess - White king ♕ Chess - White queen ♖ Chess - White rook ♗ Chess - White bishop ♘ Chess - White knight ♙ Chess - White pawn ♚ Chess - Black king ♛ Chess - Black queen ♜ Chess - Black rook ♝ Chess - Black bishop ♞ Chess - Black knight ♟ Chess - Black pawn ♠ Black spade suit ♡ White heart suit ♢ White diamond suit ♣ Black club suit ♤ White spade suit ♥ Black heart suit ♦ Black diamond suit ♧ White club suit ♩ Quarter note ♪ Eighth note ♫ Beamed eighth notes ♬ Beamed sixteenth notes ♭ Music flat sign ♮ Music natural sign ♯ Music sharp sign ♲ Recycling ♻ Recycling ♿ Wheelchair ⚀ Die face 1 ⚁ Die face 2 ⚂ Die face 3 ⚃ Die face 4 ⚄ Die face 5 ⚅ Die face 6 ⚐ White flag ⚑ Black flag ⚓ Anchor ⚔ Crossed swords ⚕ Staff of Aesculapius ⚖ Scales ⚠ Warning ⚡ High voltage ⚢ Doubled female sign ⚣ Doubled male sign ⚤ Interlocked male and female signs ⚥ male and female signs ✁ Scissors ✂ Scissors ✃ Scissors ✄ Scissors ✈ Airplane ✉ Envelope ✌ Victory hand ✍ Writing ✎ Pencil ✓ ✔ ✗ ✘ ✿ Black florette ❀ White florette ❄ Snowflake ❅ Snowflake ❆ Snowflake 丷 Frown 仓 House 仚 House 仧 Me 웃 Me 유 Me ⚽
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