Barton Lidicé Beneš, Souvenirs, 1983, collage with paper constructs, Albuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v.B. Batten Estate, PC2015.26.192 Below: Judy Chicago, Double Head, 1986, oil on handmade cast paper with Soluvar varnish, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Russell Hamilton, PC1997.18.1
ON VIEW PAPERCENTRIC February 26 – August 28, 2022
Works of Paper Paper arts from the permanent collection PAPERCENTRIC, AN EXHIBITION
explore the expressive possibilities of
included is Sammy Vigil’s prison-art cross
FEATURING PAPER ARTS FROM THE
paper itself. Abstract sculptural works by
constructed out of cigarette wrappers
MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION,
Barbara Bock and Susan Wing show the
made while he was incarcerated. Paper
features works that use paper as the
malleability of paper and its potential to
folding is one of several prison art forms
primary material rather than a substrate for
transform the space around it in subtle
that demonstrates the ingenuity and
other mediums. Works in this exhibition
ways. A large playful work titled Souvenirs
resourcefulness of incarcerated individuals
emphasize the simplicity, flexibility,
by Barton Lidicé Beneš includes currency
seeking creative outlets. Other artists
strength, and fragility of paper and honor
that has been folded into a sculpture that
included in Papercentric are Jeannie
the material as a medium in its own right.
is in some way iconic of its country; the
Meejin Yoon, Catalina Delgado-Trunk,
square for England holds a 1978 one
Michelle Stuart, Robert Hooton, Judy
paper, papier maché, embossed paper,
Through techniques including cast
pound bill folded into a paper tea bag
Tuwalestiwa, Judy Chicago, and Brian
cut paper, and paper sculptures, artists
bearing Queen Elizabeth’s portrait. Also
Blount.
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