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Brian Burkhardt, Pisaster Techno-Parasitic Adaptus
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Harriet Caldwell, Vellum (9 piece installation)
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Simone Leigh
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Javier Pinon, Theseus and the Minotaur
Archaeology of Wonder
Closing REceptioN: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 3-5 PM
Archaeology of Wonder brings together two disparate approaches to the past – archaeology with its meticulous discipline, and wonder with its radical subjectivity – to examine contemporary works of art. This exhibition was conceived and is being curated by Kristina Newman-Scott, Real Art Ways’ Director of Visual Arts.
Central to the concept of the exhibition is the symbolic significance of archaeology: Freud used archaeological excavation as a metaphor for the process of remembering experiences in therapy. Indeed, such language has worked its way into our daily parlance; we often speak of “unearthing” facts and memories. Archaeology of Wonder posits questions about the way we use artifacts and art to approach those relationships to the past that are difficult to pin down, yet evoke inescapable reactions in the mind of the viewer, thus linking them to the world of wonder.
Artists include Elia Alba, Tom Bogaert, Julia Brown, Brian Burkhardt, Harriet G. Caldwell, Chad Curtis, Valerie Garlick, Heather Hart, Jennifer Knaus, Simone Leigh, Brian Lund, Justin McAllister, Sally B. Moore, Julia Gail Oldham, Javier Piñón, and Yuko Suzuki. Each of these artists incorporates historical items and facts—objects of existence—in ways that stimulate a lasting, emotional response in the viewer in his or her effort to decode their meaning.
Click on the links below to see more information about each of the participating artists.