Past Exhibitions 2019
Serious Sparkle
Ebony G. Patterson, Untitled (Blingas I), 2008, from the series Gangstas for Life, mixed media on hand-cut paper, 60 x 44 inches, courtesy of the Irurre Savic Collection, Korea and Switzerland, and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Installation view, Serious Sparkle, Tang Teaching Museum, 2019, photo by Jeremy Lawson
Carrie Moyer, Shady Construct, 2009, acrylic and glitter on canvas, Tang Teaching Museum collection, gift of the artist, 2013.10
Installation view, Serious Sparkle, Tang Teaching Museum, 2019, photo by Jeremy Lawson
Wangechi Mutu, Cancer of the Uterus, 2006, glitter, fur, and collage on digital print, 23 x 17 inches, Tang Teaching Museum collection, gift of Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero, 2016.27.10
Alisa Sikelianos-Carter, Crown Me, 2017, archival inkjet print, glitter, 23 x 16 ½ inches, courtesy of the artist
Serious Sparkle features work by five contemporary artists using glitter and craft practices to explore issues around the construction and representation of femininity, queer identity, and the body. Associated with craft, cosmetics, fashion, and performance, glitter is a valuable material with which artists can examine class, gender, race, and other identity markers. Like a diamond or precious gemstone, it glistens and sparkles, yet it costs almost nothing. Glitter is celebratory, performative, and sometimes controversial. Glitter is bold and bright, and it does not go away.
The exhibition draws from the Tang Museum’s collection with works by Chitra Ganesh, Carrie Moyer, and Wangechi Mutu. Also featured are works by Ebony G. Patterson and Alisa Sikelianos-Carter.
Exhibition Name
Serious Sparkle
Exhibition Type
Group Exhibitions
Place
Winter Gallery
Dates
Aug 10, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020
Curators
Serious Sparkle is curated by Curatorial Assistant Molly Channon.
Artists
Chitra Ganesh, Carrie Moyer, Wangechi Mutu, Ebony G. Patterson, Alisa Sikelianos-Carter
Student Staff
Cassie Taylor
Exhibitions Assistant, Education Assistant K-12
Past related events
Oct 22, 2019, 12 PM
Oct 21, 2019, 7 PM
Oct 12, 2019, 2 PM
Sep 24, 2019, 7 PM
