The Re:Creation art show is set to open on Feb. 8. It will feature several works of art by many well-known artists.
To someone who may not be familiar with art shows on campus, they may be under the impression that it will feature solely paintings. However, this show will feature several forms of art, including photography, sculptures, performance art, digital art, and abstract art.
According to art gallery curator James MacDevitt, the show will address several issues, including issues of identity and politics.
MacDevitt also goes on to state that the title of the show is a play on words, whether the person reading it reads it as the title to an email message, or the word ‘recreation’ as a whole.
The title is meant to state what will be featured at the show, which is a number of works that have been recreated by these artists to refer to other artists of years past. MacDevitt refers to this art as ‘modderism’, a term playing on the modernist movement at the end of the 20th century, as well as referring to the modification the featured artists have done to older works.
Some of the artists whose work will be displayed at the show include Artemio, a performance artist, Juan Capistran, who is known for his photography and sculptures, Ray Beldner, another sculptor, as well as many others.
Many of the works that will be featured express social awareness, including Artemio’s ‘Coyoteria’, a performance art piece portraying the events of human trafficking, as well as a sculpture by Beldner entitled ‘Capital Flight’, which is made out of sewn U.S. currency. According to MacDevitt, the sculpture ‘specifically references our current contemporary economic woes’.
Another piece that will be featured will be Juan Capistran’s ‘House of Led’, which is based off of a work by Richard Serra enititled ‘House of Cards’. Capistran’s work is a stack of Led Zeppelin albums put together like the cards Serra used in his original work.
The exhibit will run until March 18, and it will be open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and Tuesday and Wednesday between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. nightly.
The first night of the exhibit will feature a reception, which will run from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will also be a panel entitled Re:Staging Performance Art which will be on March 5 from noon to 2:00 p.m. in room FA43. Admission to this event is free.
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