Review: Dogs & Dads in CARLA

In Dogs & Dads, a recent group show at Diane Rosenstein, artworks pictured aggressive snarling dogs alongside cheeky, comic style drawings of fatherhood, exploring the myriad ways this mask of patriarchal masculinity manifests.Playing with the colloquial refrains that cast men as dogs, the exhibi-tion wove together humor, introspection, and symbolism, probing patriarchy’s corrosive effects on boys and men while underscoring that, ultimately, the cost of conforming to patriarchal ideals is one’s self...