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New Acquisition: Bullet through Candle Flame

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March 22nd, 2023

Harold Edgerton (American, 1903-1990)Bullet through Candle FlameDye Transfer Print20 x 16 in.Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 There’s something about this piece that makes me want to reach out and touch it. Of course, if I did in real life, I would not only burn my hand from the candle, but also lose a finger from the bullet. But there’s something about this rich billow of heat, the liquid-like bubble oozing from the flame, the ripples from the bullet creasing like fabric that feel so luxurious and tangible. From far away, such vivid complexity could not be seen; thanks to...
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Laura Bullock ’23 | GOOSECHASE

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March 21st, 2023
On view: March 16th-24th, 2023Reception: Friday, March 24th, 4-5pm The artist with their painting, Inner-Child Laura Bullock (she/they) is pursuing a BA in Studio Art with a Gender and Sexuality Studies minor at Davidson College, NC. In their large-scale oil paintings, pastel drawings, and prints Bullock depicts personal hardship in a playful tone through interactions between self-portraits, idiosyncratic animals, and lively grounds. They received the Douglas Houchens Studio Art award (2022) and an Abernathy Endowment Grant sponsoring artistic research in Southern California (2022). Artist Statement: In my search for a romantic relationship, I have often encountered poor communicators, non-committal flight risks,...
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New Acquisition: Sandy Skoglund’s “Maybe Babies”

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March 15th, 2023

Sandy Skoglund (American, 1946-) Maybe Babies, 1983 Dye transfer print 30 x 37 in Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 Taking a first glance at this strange image, the viewer can see a number of blue and purple babies strewn about the image. Not only babies crawling and rolling on the ground, the babies are floating against a dark nighttime backdrop with neon and black ribbon forms protruding from black sand. In the background, the purple frame of house contains a window lit by a warm orange light, as a seemingly unfazed man looks out the window. Sandy Skoglund (b....
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New Acquisition: “Hook and Ribbon”, Lucas Samaras

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March 13th, 2023
Lucas Samaras, Hook and Ribbon, 1972, silkscreen in colors on paper, 32 x 21.5in Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 Lucas Samaras is a Greek immigrant artist who explored themes of Surrealism and Expressionism. During his time studying at Rutgers University and Columbia University, Samaras dove into his own self-investigation. He created many self portraits using pastels to create different textures, eventually moving into the use of found objects to create abstract self-depictions. Samaras dove into self-investigation while he was in school, and themes of self-discovery and identity have driven his art since then. Entering a Surrealist domain, Samaras plays...
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New Acquisition: An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo

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March 8th, 2023

An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo
Yasumasa Morimura, (Japanese, b. 1951) An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Gift 2), 2001 Chromogenic Print 46.5x37 inches Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo is a series of photographs by the renowned Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura. This series of works pay homage to the life and work of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, bringing her to life in iconic self-portraits with an imaginative and thought-provoking twist. In this print, we can see the artist himself dress up as Frida Kahlo. He is standing, looking straight at the audience, and holding hands with a hand...
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