Found Opening: Exhibition Reception and Panel Discussion at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 09:28

Written by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum cordially invites you to the opening of Found, featuring six new exhibitions by artists working with appropriated ideas and salvaged materials.

Sunday, January 29 · 2 pm to 5 pm

Panel and/or Reception: FREE for members; $7 Non-members 

Shuttle plus Panel and/or Reception: FREE for members; $15 Non-members (Telephone reservations are REQUIRED for the shuttle and the panel.)

Exhibitions

Barrão: Mashups
Whimsical and bizarre ceramic sculptures made from porcelain and clay fragments that subvert the function of the original objects and reveal unpredictable relationships.

Jim Dingilian: Subtractive Images
A series of new objects that the artist has modified by subtraction—the careful erasure or removal of material to produce optically realistic representations.

Roy McMakin: Middle
A new series of works made from his childhood furniture collection that amplify formal and nostalgic associations through dramatic physical alteration.

Regina Silveira: In Absentia (Collection)
A series comprised of empty pedestals that project "shadows" of well-known masterpieces to reveal hidden meanings behind the works and their interpretation.

Kathryn Spence: Dirty and Clean
Used objects piled, layered, and transformed to create lifelike animals and intriguing structures that Spence then brings into the clean environment of the Museum.

Xu Bing: Tobacco Project
An exploration of the production and culture of tobacco that ultimately alludes to fundamental issues of human culture and of tobacco as a medium of social exchange.

Panel
2 to 3 pm
Prior to the reception, participate in a lively discussion with artists Barrão, Jim Dingilian, Roy McMakin, and Kathryn Spence about their relationship to a specific material or object that has played a central role in each of their practices. Moderated by exhibitions director Richard Klein, the conversation will touch on the history, aesthetics, emotional resonance, and formal qualities of each artist’s interest in working with found materials.
*Telephone reservations required; please call Priscilla Matthews: 203.438.4519

Reception
3 to 5 pm
Explore new solo projects—by Barrão, Jim Dingilian, Roy McMakin, Regina Silveira, Kathryn Spence, and Xu Bing—and meet the artists! During the reception, Xu Bing will ignite his work Along the River, which includes a seven foot long custom-made uncut cigarette that will be burned on a reproduction of a famous Chinese scroll painting by Xhang Zeduan, commenting on the way tobacco commerce rolled into China.

Transportation
The Bus is back! Hop on The Aldrich shuttle for direct round trip transportation from New York City.
*Telephone reservations required; please call Priscilla Matthews: 203.438.4519
Shuttle reservations will not be taken after 12 noon on Friday.

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue at the intersection of 46th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
at the main entrance of the Museum on Jackson Avenue
http://momaps1.org/visit/

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
http://www.aldrichart.org/visit/

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