The Moreau Art Galleries in the Department of Art is excited to announce the opening of three new exhibitions beginning Thursday, October 9th:
In Sister Rosaire Gallery, industrial designer and sculptor Aaron Frazee explores the collision between nature and culture in his installation entitled “Nesting Instinct.” Utilizing clay in conjunction with other materials, Frazee uses natural systems and structures–specifically nests and seedpods–as points of departure for his intricate sculptural forms. Frazee’s work not only challenges our assumptions about function and art, his work challenges cultural assumptions about masculinity and parenting. Frazee states, “ My chosen role as primary care giver forced me to look at the world much differently. My perspective and priorities changed dramatically, and were often at odds with the status quo.”
In Little Theatre Gallery, photographer Nate Larson weaves tales of ordinary days gone peculiar, obsessive methods of analysis and insignificant objects that suddenly take on extraordinary significance. Through his darkly humorous storytelling through photography, Larson dissects the line between belief and skepticism, while examining ideas of personal truth and common misperceptions surrounding photographic documents. For “Miracle Pennies,” Larson extends this examination into a performative realm. In 2006 California’s evangelical ‘prophet’ Peter Popoff sent out a letter to everyone on his mailing list. In it he promised that the addressee’s money worries would be solved and he or she would receive God’s secret blessing. The only thing that they had to do was to follow the instructions in the letter: put the five pennies that came in the letter under their pillow, drench them in water mixed with oil, hide them in a secret place, and put them in a Bible. After that they were to bathe their foot with water from the bottle that also came with the letter, draw the outline of their foot on a piece of paper, and send it back along with one of the pennies - and a $20 note. Nate Larson decided to follow the instructions precisely.
“Pink is what red looks like when it kicks off its shoes and lets its hair down. Pink is the boudoir color, the cherubic color, the color of Heaven’s gates. (Not pearly or golden, brothers and sisters:pink). Pink is as laid back as beige, but while beige is dull and bland, pink is laid back with attitude.
–Tom Robbins
In Hammes Gallery, Assistant Professor of Art Sandra Ginter and Helen Otterson, Ceramic Department Chair at the Armory Art Center (Florida), co-curate the ceramic sculpture exhibition, PINK. Seven nationally-known ceramic artists–David East, Tom Bartel, Lisa Conway, Erin Furimsky, Jeannie Hulen, Sandra Ginter, and Helen Otterson–were asked to respond to PINK aesthetically and thematically. Responses could address issues of gender, sexuality, pop culture, social and/or health issues, google image searches, songs by the pop-artist Pink, etc. Lisa Conway will be giving a lecture about her work as a part of PINK at the opening reception, Thursday, October 9th at 7pm in Moreau 232.
Exhibitions run from Thursday, October 9- Friday, November 7, 2008.
Opening Reception Thursday, October 9 from 5-7pm.
Lecture by PINK artist Lisa Conway on Thursday, October 9 at 7pm in Moreau 232.
Moreau Art Galleries are located in the Moreau Center for the Arts, on Saint Mary’s College campus.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm. Closed weekends and campus holidays.
For more information, visit our website: www.moreauartgalleries.com
