2003 Exhibitions

Brushing the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China

October 18 - December 31, 2003

This exhibition presented a selection of academic artists’ responses to the cultural changes occurring in contemporary China, including globalization, the Chinese landscape, folk arts and legends, and expressions of Buddhism. See More

Filed Under: Faculty Curated, Group Exhibitions

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Alyson Shotz: A Slight Magnification of Altered Things

October 18 - December 31, 2003

Offering a clever commentary on the modern mediated experience of nature, Shotz’s imaginary structures—termed “dream plants of the imagination” by the artist herself—replicate natural things with obviously artificial materials. See More

Filed Under: Opener Series, Solo Exhibitions

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Some Kind of Love: Nayland Blake, Performance Video 1989- 2002

September 28 - December 31, 2003

The work on view in "Some Kind of Love" revealed the wide range of Blake’s interests, including imagery from popular culture, the queer body and Camp sensibility, erotic and psychoanalytic texts, and the toxic legacy of American racism. See More

Filed Under: Opener Series, Solo Exhibitions

Living with Duchamp

June 27 - September 28, 2003

Over one hundred artworks by more than fifty artists inspired or influenced by Duchamp were brought together in an imaginative installation whose design took its cues from the trickster mentality of the artist’s own curatorial practice. See More

Filed Under: Group Exhibitions

The Art of Arline Fisch

June 27 - September 28, 2003

Playful and dramatic, The Art of Arline Fisch features almost thirty metal objects and works of jewelry from the artist’s abundant and varied oeuvre, ranging from necklaces and brooches to torso-length body ornaments. See More

Filed Under: Solo Exhibitions, Alumni Exhibitions

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Jim Hodges

June 21 - August 31, 2003

Touching on themes of love, loss, memory, and longing and likened to souvenirs of lived experience, Jim Hodges’ works are painstakingly assembled visual diaries made from familiar household items such as fabric, mirrors, chains, light bulbs, and aluminum foil. See More

Filed Under: Opener Series, Traveling Exhibitions, Solo Exhibitions

Containing Culture: West African Pottery and Tradition

March 15 - April 20, 2003

This exhibition features a range of ceramic traditions from West Africa. exploring the cultural significance of pottery's production and use in the Nupe, Lobi, Yoruba, and Igbo societies. See More

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Exhibitions, Student Curated

Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue 1961 - 2001

February 1 - June 1, 2003

The sinuous elegance and innovative freshness of Trisha Brown’s choreography is explored in this retrospective look at the postmodern legend’s celebrated career. See More

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Exhibitions, Traveling Exhibitions, Solo Exhibitions

Dreaming of Timbuctoo

February 1 - March 2, 2003

Dreaming of Timbuctoo tells the story of a visionary and pragmatic response to the harsh political and social climate in antebellum New York State. The show includes a range of artifacts and objects that illustrate Gerrit Smith’s land reform and voting rights plan, an arrangement that led to ... See More

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Exhibitions, Traveling Exhibitions

Kara Walker: Narratives of a Negress

January 18 - June 1, 2003

Selecting works from the span of the artist’s career, "Kara Walker: Narratives of a Negress" featured anti-racist parodies depicting powerful images of race, sex, slavery, and violence.
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Filed Under: Traveling Exhibitions, Solo Exhibitions