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Issues of racial bias, gender, class, politics and aesthetics feature prominently in Fred Wilson’s inquiries into the complex relationship between the art object and the museum. The museum itself is Wilson’s medium and muse: his oeuvre consists of faux museum installations and finely wrought mock art objects that use... See more 

In addition to using the Tang exhibitions as a resource for their teaching, faculty have also acted as co-curators and organizers of exhibitions, organized and appeared in performances at the museum, and participated in lectures and Dialogues. In the Classroom Faculty members from many different disciplines have... See more 

Molecules That Matter showcases ten organic molecules that profoundly altered our world in the twentieth century. Organized by the Tang Museum in partnership with the Chemical Heritage Foundation of Philadelphia, it examines how our capacity to understand and reshape matter at the atomic and molecular levels has led... See more 

Panel Discussion: The Engaged Museum Does science happen only in the laboratory? Art in the studio? Humanities in the library? On a college campus, how might a museum become a site for the type of “ah hah” experiences usually associated with these other three traditional sites for student learning? What can... See more 

Carolyn Anderson Carolyn Anderson is a director and playwright. Her original works, many of which have been created with long-time collaborator Wilma Hall, focus on themes that explore human dignity, social welfare, and environmental concerns. Anderson and Hall have long specialized in the Living Newspaper form of... See more 

Tang hosts retrospective of American artist Fred Wilson— Art that questions museums and their biases SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. —The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College will present Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations 1979-2000 from Oct. 26 to Dec. 31, 2002. The exhibition will include nearly... See more 

Tang's Molecules That Matter opens More than 500 visitors checked out Molecules That Matter at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery on its opening day, Saturday, Sept. 8. There they could take in a discussion of art and science, attend an opening reception for all four current exhibitions, and click on to the... See more 

Join us on Saturday, September 8 to celebrate the Tang's four Fall exhibitions: Molecules That Matter Stripes West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo Elevator Music 10: Andrea Polli: Atmospherics/Weather Works Several exhibiting artists will be in attendance. Free and open to the... See more 

Friday, April 7, 2006 Dunkerley Dialogue College Museums: A Visual Laboratory? Adam Weinberg, Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art Fred Wilson, Artist and Luce Distinguished Visiting Fellow for the Program in Object Exhibition and Knowledge, Skidmore College Welcome and Introductions: Susan Bender,... See more