September 14 – 28, 2022
In 2002 I chanced on this moment in time which for me represented culture changing in front of my eyes, received art history becoming fluid, its meaning and impact no longer static, known art loosened from its foundations, no longer items permanently held in a museum collection.
September 10 – November 6, 2022
The large paintings that form the core of Catherine Christiano’s exhibition, Album of Flowers | Interesting Times chronicle a year, each month’s panel juxtaposing naturalistically painted seasonal flora with a collage of content from The New York Times. The still lifes are placed directly within the context of 2016, the emotionally charged election year during which the series was conceived.
The backgrounds, designed to resemble a front page, represent the omnipresent backdrop of societal activities in everyday life. As in a newspaper, mundane and seasonal activities appear alongside historically important and catastrophic events. Each panel also includes at least one reference to the death of a public figure, a reminder of the transience of life in both humanity and nature. [Read more…]
July 23 – October 16, 2022
Examining friendship, humor, and collaboration in modern and contemporary art, with art from the Sol LeWitt Collection.
The pioneering conceptualist artist Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007) collaborated with many artists and cultivated deep and lasting artistic friendships, acquiring a wide range of modern and contemporary art. Exploring LeWitt’s own art and that of his friends and contemporaries, this exhibition focuses on vibrant, dynamic, and humorous objects, with loans from the LeWitt Collection in Chester, Connecticut, and related art from the Lyman Allyn’s collection. [Read more…]