Part of the difficulty with living in the time of the modern nation-state is that while you matter to those who manage it, you dont matter nearly as much as you do to yourself or to your intimates. Lubaina Himid, through her 'strategy paintings' on display in the exhibition 'Make Do And Mend,' looks at the functionaries who wield this depersonalized, dehumanized perspective and, importantly, looks from their vantage point. -- Seph Rodney * Hyperallergic *