Visual Art
Static Cling 2
Peter Jay Sharp Building
On view in the Natman Room & Opera House Lobby:
Jan 12—Jun 30
Artists: Maria Britton, April Childers, Jonathan Cowan, Josh Faught, Karolina Gnatowski, Robin Kang, Rosemary Mayer, Sheryl Oppenheim
On view in the Diker Gallery Café:
Feb 23—Jun 30
Artists: April Childers, Rachael Gorchov, Roxanne Jackson, Aaron Johnson, Rosemary Mayer, Cosima von Bonin, Maria Walker
This exhibition features the work of 13 artists engaging in various embodiments of craft. A follow-up to the first installment of Static Cling—presented in the fall of 2014 at Penelope Gallery, Ridgewood, New York—the work included in Static Cling 2 continues the exploration of the nebulous line between craft and art, camp and sincerity, the creepy and the sentimental. These artists take advantage of both visual and conceptual short cuts to create works that live between physical and psychological realms, often incorporating laborious, repetitive motions associated with stitching, embellishing, weaving, modeling, and casting.
Co-curated by Maria Britton, April Childers, and Robin Kang.
Thu, Feb 26, 6—8pm
Peter Jay Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Ave
Free and open to the public.
Experts come together to discuss matters of craft, kitsch, and gender.