‘Relics for the Future’ takes as its point of departure an imagined future in which the art created today is interpreted in an entirely new light. Will future generations look at works of art of the contemporary moment and assign meaning which was entirely unintended by today’s artists? Will they see our artwork as antidotes to archaic social networks that in fact isolated us more than connected us? The artwork of today may be seen as our most successful attempts at communication— odd idols, reliquaries, mandalas, or icons that have transformative power in a society otherwise bereft of such possibility, holding magical properties we currently assign to the art of the ancients. On our imperiled planet with increasingly scarce resources, which materials will be available, or increasingly unavailable, to artists? What will future art history methodologies reveal about the work we create now? This show is both a playful and a serious look at the question of art making in our present moment, and the issues that artists may face in a not-very-distant future. Jessica Snow
Hacer Acma Untitled, 2020 Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 24”
Jeremy Burleson Untitled, 2021 Rolled Paper, Tape, and Marker 20” x 10” x 8”
Sylvia Fragoso Untitled, 2016 Glazed Ceramics 10” x 10” x 12”
Bernadette Jiyong Frank Refraction (Deep Purple), 2013 Oil and Acrylic on Panel 48” x 48”
Nick Makanna Rune XL1, 2021 Glazed Stoneware 60” x 19.5” x 9”
Carlota Rodriguez Untitled, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas 24” x 24”
Piper Snow Pine and Birch, Pine and Elder, 2021 Glazed Earthenware 17”x 8.7” and 23.5”x 6.5”
Kate Temple Siena Haze No. 3, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 45” x 38”
Victoria Wagner The Silence of Equilibrium, 2021 Oil on Reclaimed Old Growth Redwood and Steel 42” x 22” x 22”
Julian Watts Bowl, 2021 Big Leaf Maple 12” x 9”x 5.5”
Susan Wise Untitled, 2018 Yarn, Polyfiber Coils 19” x 19”x 5”