Intersections Art Projects
Intersections
Intersections is a new series of contemporary art projects that explores—as the title suggests—the intriguing intersections between old and new traditions, modern and contemporary art practices, and museum spaces and artistic interventions. Whether engaging with the permanent collection or diverse spaces in the museum, the projects suggest new relationships with their own surprises.Many of the projects also riff on the nontraditional nature of the museum's galleries, sometimes activating spaces that are not typical exhibition areas with art produced specifically for those locations.
Current Projects
A. Balasubramaniam: Sk(in)
May 26−October 30, 2011
Outdoor sculpture on view through April 22, 2012
Evoking fragmented body parts, familiar objects, or organic forms, Balasubramaniam's work explores the limits of perception. Sk(in) is a two-part sculptural installation—the first, made of steel, suggests tree branches and occupies the Hunter Courtyard; the second extends indoors, to engage the "skin" of the walls connecting the museum's Goh Annex and Sant Building.
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Lee Boroson: Lunar Bower
May 26, 2011−May 6, 2012
Lunar Bower converses with the profound physicality of Albert Pinkham Ryder's paintings of silhouetted, moon-filled skies. Considering the ethereal glow of Ryder's work, the Brooklyn-based artist imbues the ceiling of the Vradenburg Café with a moonlit mood. In Lunar Bower light is given a corporeal presence as it filters through the hanging sculpture made of felt and silk, and connects with the stained glass window above.
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Upcoming Projects
Alyson Shotz: Ecliptic
February 16–May 27, 2012
Brooklyn-based artist Alyson Shotz creates Ecliptic, three interrelated, monumental drawings made of yarn and nails that investigate spatial perception and engage the architecture of the gallery.
Past Projects
Click here for past Intersections projects
A. Balasubramaniam, Sk(in), 2011.
A. Balasubramaniam, Sk(in), 2011.
Lee Boroson, Lunar Bower, 2011.
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