May 6th - July 11th
SATELLITE EXHIBIT
@ The Portsmouth Museum of Art
Three Graces is very pleased to present a Satellite Exhibition in the main lobby of the Portsmouth Museum of Art in conjunction with the new show. Works by Denise Duong, Amy Gross, Nicole Maloof and Kelly Vivanco were chosen as a direct response to "At the Edge: Subversive Ideas and New Forms". The museum is located at One Harbour Place (off of State Street).
Share*Join us at the PMA for the public reception, Thursday, May 27th, 5:30 - 7:30pm in conjunction with the new show ...
At the Edge: Subversive Ideas and New Forms
Visit the Portsmouth Museum of Art as we examine the ways in which we perceive and define art. At the Edge presents the work of 30 different contemporary artists who test and stretch boundaries in different ways. These days art rarely shocks, but it may arouse passions, express personal attitudes, comment or rebel in an attempt to make human contact.
This show explores intent and expression created with a range of materials and techniques. Each artist sets their sights on an 'edge' with his or her own visual language. They challenge viewers preconceived notions about familiar objects and art forms.
Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz take the expected kitch of snowglobes and transform them into vulnerable little worlds. The tables are turned with Tony Oursler's sculpture as digital images of eyes peer out from an amoeba-like splat. Tseng Kwong Chi's 1983 photograph of choreographer Bill T. Jones, painted by Keith Haring, celebrates art and movement with the body as living canvas. Ray Caesar digitally creates incredibly detailed and strangely haunting worlds in beautifully rendered images that are both delightful and disturbing. 'My Mother's Legacy' is a series of bowls presenting a poem that commemorates Boston artist Sarah Hutt's mother's life. Commentary on current political and social events is presented with a wry sense of humor as Daniel McDonald's band of bobble-head mummies struggles with 'Restricted Access to Medical Care'. A sampling of Judy Chicago's iconic plates, a print by Jeff Koons and a story quilt by Faith Ringgold are among the gems in this show that you won't want to miss.