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A COMPLEX WEAVE: WOMEN AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART September 8 - December 12, 2009 Co-curated by Dr. Martin Rosenberg, Professor of Art History, Rutgers University and Dr. J. Susan Isaacs, Professor of Art History at Towson University This exhibition will tour nationally with Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibition Services for more info click here |
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| A COMPLEX WEAVE: WOMEN AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART In the twenty-first century, issues of identity seem increasingly complex and problematic, but also of fundamental and growing importance. In this way, the contemporary art world is a microcosm reflecting significant aspects of the larger world in which we live. As women have become more a part of the contemporary art world, they have found myriad ways of expressing many facets of their identity, as well as their gender, through their work. The works of sixteen female artists will be divided into five sub-themes: Image and Text (Superimpositions); Complex Geographies (Hybrids); the Female Body (Pushing the Boundaries); Childhood and Family (Relationships); and Accessories (Clothing and Related Objects). A Complex Weave aims to provide a sampling of how a number of first and second-generation contemporary women artists, as well as several younger artists, of diverse backgrounds in terms of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and other aspects of individuality, have woven the threads of their identity into their work. "A Complex Weave neither attempts to be an international survey, nor is it narrowly focused on a single aspect of identity. Rather, by bringing together work by sixteen women artists of diverse backgrounds, this exhibition hopes to throw some additional light on the complex weave of gender and identity in contemporary art. " -Dr. Martin Rosenberg Professor of Art History, Rutgers University This exhibition is organized by The Stedman Gallery at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. FALL EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING: Interdisciplinary Symposium Sept. 24th, 1:30-4pm at the Gordon Theater Speakers include Anthropologist and Adjunct Professor of Sociology Dr. Cynthia Saltzman, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Char Markey, Dr. Lynn Valone of Childhood Studies, and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Dr. Shin-yi Chao. Keynote and Symposium Oct. 9th, 1-5pm at the Gordon Theater with reception immediately following Keynote speaker Eleanor Heartney, with artist talks by Siona Benjamin, Flo Oy Wong, Philemona Williamson, and Blanka Amezkua. Gallery Talk Oct. 15th at 12-1pm with Co-Curator Dr. Martin Rosenberg Gallery Talk Oct. 22nd at 12-1pm with artist Zoë Charlton Gallery Talk Oct. 29th at 12-1pm with artist Julie Harris Gallery Talk Nov. 5th at 12-1pm with artist Judy Gelles Gallery Talk Nov. 12th at 12-1pm with Co-Curator Dr. J. Susan Isaacs of Towson University Gallery Talk Nov. 19th at 12-1pm with by feminist Art Historian Dr. Roberta K. Tarbell Gallery will be open the following select Sundays during this exhibition: October 18th, November 1st and 15th, December 6th Sounds From the Weave: Installation performances organized by the The Rutgers Electro-Acoustic Lab (REAL) supporting A Complex Weave. Dates TBA - Stedman Art Gallery. |