Interviewing James Esber during One Work, Tang Teaching Museum, 2014
Interviewing David Brooks during One Work, Tang Teaching Museum, 2014
Interviewing Ann Pibal during One Work, Tang Teaching Museum, 2014
Interviewing Anya Kielar during One Work, Tang Teaching Museum, 2014
A series of focused public dialogues with visiting artists about their artwork on display in the Tang Collection exhibition One Work.
The Alfred Z. Solomon Residency
The Alfred Z. Solomon Residency Fund was established by a bequest to Skidmore College in 2005. It supports short and long-term residencies at the Tang Teaching Museum in collaboration with Art History and Art departments to bring notable scholars, artists, and critics to classrooms, studios, and the museum. The residencies address a wide range of issues in the visual arts and feature a variety of opportunities for both formal and informal interaction.
One Work features nine large-scale artworks from the Tang Collection. Exploring a range of approaches to subject matter and media, the works include recent painting, photography, and sculpture by David Brooks, James Esber, Elger Esser, Anya Kielar, Julian LaVerdiere, Ann Pibal, Katy Schimert, Jonathan Seliger, and Beverly Semmes.
These works form the syllabus for a series of artist interviews organized and conducted by Skidmore students in the Art History course AH-351A. The interviews—some were open to the public—were recorded and archived to serve as an important source of information on the artists and the Tang Collection for the future.
2014 Solomon Residency Schedule of Events
Interview with Ann Pibal
Thursday, February 20, 5:30 – 6:30 pm *Open to the public
By Celia Caldas ’14 and Dorothea Trufelman ’16
Interview with Jonathan Seliger
February 28
By Celia Caldas ’14 and Aaron Ehrlich ’17
Interview with Joan Snyder
March 19
By Celia Caldas ’14 and Sarah Dinkelacker ’14
Interview with David Brooks
Thursday, March 20, 5:30 – 6:30 pm *Open to the public
By Sarah Dinkelacker ’14 and Allison O’Keeffe ’14
Interview with Elger Esser
March 22
By Gabby Carboni ’14 and Julia Marani ’14
Interview with Anya Kielar
Thursday, March 27, 5:30 – 6:30 pm *Open to the public
By Sage Barlow ’14 and Ayelen Pagnanelli ’14
Interview with Beverly Semmes
Thursday, April 3, 5:30 – 6:30 pm *Open to the public
By Mariel Kennedy ’14 and Juliana Lopez ’14
Interview with James Esber
April 11
By Rosie Dienhart ’14 and Talia Steinman ’14
Interview with Katy Schimert
April 18
By Heather Ashe ’14 and Adam Smith-Perez ’14
The background pattern is composed from the Tang dingbat,
an abstracted diagram of the building. The four steps of
the dingbat, like the four letters of Tang, symbolize
thought, learning, and aspiration.