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Forces of Nature
The beauty and wonder of nature provides us with endless visual influences and opens infinite possibilities for art making. Experiences with the natural world can evoke memories, enhance the meaning of imagery and inspire the creative process. Artists Rebecca Hutchinson, Elena Lyakir and Amy Talluto guide us through their visions in Forces of Nature. Curated by Laura Schroeder and Claudia Schipper.
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Holiday-themed “Harry Potter”-inspired wizarding tour!
The tours use activities, handouts, art and writing, and more to illuminate both the books and the art
Find out more »ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection
Curated by Jared Packard-Winkler and organized for tour by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, the exhibition is supported by Northern Trust, The Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Turner Construction Co., and a Committee of Honor chaired by Nancy Duffy, Julia Nusseibeh, Candace Procaccini, and Debbie Simon.
Find out more »“Room for Play” group exhibition opens November 3
On November 3rd, Heather Gaudio Fine Art is set to open “Room for Play,” a group exhibition featuring works by Ellen Carey, Deborah Kass, Robert Sagerman and Andrés Schiavo. The show will run through January 5th, and a public reception will be held on November 30th, 5-7pm, to coincide with the New Canaan Holiday Stroll. The artists in this exhibition are working with imaginative and distinct processes to create colorful and engaging visual experiences. Ellen Carey has been a groundbreaking experimental photographer for several decades, producing abstract images through the use of lens-based and camera-less methods. The show will feature her innovative one-of-a-kind “Caesura” photograms from the “Dings and Shadows” series created in light-tight rooms, a technique that harks back to the 19th Century when photography was in its nascent stages. Carey propels this medium to the 21st Century with her imagery, where a striking array of colors become the subject and the object of the artwork. Deborah Kass also acknowledges art historical forebears such as Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha in works that appropriate and reclaim imagery and linguistics. She is known for unabashed expressions and a tongue-in-cheek audacity that are social and cultural commentaries, exemplified in the text-based […]
Find out more »LUSH: Gary Cruz, Court Lurie, Melanie Parke, Sophie Treppendahl
New exhibition: November 16 – December 22, 2018 Reception: Friday evening, November 16, 6:30 – 8:00, public invited Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 – 5:30 and by appointment For New York artist Gary Cruz, the creative process begins with the camera on his phone. This exhibition focuses on The Wholesalers series and is based on images taken while wandering the garment and flower districts of New York City. The photographs have their origins in the dizzying abundance of offerings spilling over onto sidewalks, crowded into storefronts and overflowing shops, and on the urban landscape reflected in their glass windows. In stark contrast to the immediacy and spontaneity of a camera phone, the work in the studio is a slow and deliberate editing process. Each image is digitally manipulated; its forms and colors are pushed, pulled, fragmented, swirled and swiped using an array of computer programs and applications. Trained as an architect and designer, Cruz has a particular interest in creating and conflating depth within the pictorial plane. The final images compress space; back is front, outside is inside. Past, present and future coexist simultaneously, space is ambiguous. The works embody the duality of contemporary photographic techniques and the tradition […]
Find out more »The World Alongside Ours: Eve Stockton
Reception: Friday evening, November 16, 6:30 – 8:00, public invited Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 – 5:30 and by appointment Kenise Barnes Fine Art is pleased to present The World Alongside Ours, an exhibition of printed and hand-colored large-scale woodblock prints by contemporary artist Eve Stockton. This is the artist’s third solo show with the gallery who has represented her since 2012. Nature is the ultimate creator and a limitless well-spring of inspiration. It is the most often sited influence and catalyst for artists. Nature based artwork persists as the most loved and collected genre. Eve Stockton’s work has always been part of this time-honored continuum. In the artist’s own words: “When I step outside inspiration is everywhere. Nature’s variety and wonders are humbling. How does one capture the evanescent moments of fast-moving clouds, light through the trees or the bursting forth of new life? My images are an attempt to express just such phenomena.” Stockton spends most summer days surrounded by nature, skillfully carving three-foot wood blocks in a remote Canadian cabin. Each hand-carved block is inked and printed on Coventry rag paper. A print is often re-inked and layered with other blocks to create a complex symphony […]
Find out more »The Dawn of Modern Medicine: Selections from the Medical Artifact Collection of M. Donald Blaufox, MD, PhD.
The 19th century witnessed a remarkable transformation of the field of medical practice. At the beginning of the century, medical instruments were often beautifully crafted, but could not be sterilized.
Find out more »New Exhibition. Pressed for Time: Botanical Collecting as Genteel Pastime or Scientific Pursuit?
Presented in the Bantle Lecture Gallery, the exhibition Pressed for Time: Botanical Collecting as Genteel Pastime or Scientific Pursuit? explores the hobby and profession of plant collecting around the turn of the nineteenth century.
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The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert
“This holiday production puts a new spin on Christmas classics.” The New York Times Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with the one and only Rob Mathes, now in his third decade of holiday performances at The Center. This annual celebration featuring Mathes, plus his all-star band and chorus, is a high-energy evening of rock, jazz, and blues — original tunes and holiday classics that will put you in the spirit of the season. Mathes has worked with virtually every big name in the music industry, arranging, producing, directing, recording, and performing with the likes of Bono, Bennett, Sting, and Springsteen. But despite his busy schedule, he’s here each year, and it’s always a treat to have this Greenwich, CT, native “home” for the holidays. PepsiCo Theatre Single tickets: $85/ $65 / $40 CYO3 $72.63 / $55.63 / $34.88 CYO5 $68.50 / $52.50 / $32.50 https://www.artscenter.org/events/rob-mathes-25th-anniversary-holiday-concert/
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