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BUILDING A LEGACY OF INNOVATION...
In even the most turbulent times, art has the power to rejuvenate the spirit and soothe the soul. While it resonates differently in each of us, art transcends all barriers, allowing us to see the world in new ways and to see ourselves in one another. At its best, art is what makes us human— and what makes us whole.
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In 2019, the Trust’s visual arts galleries featured groundbreaking exhibitions that challenged long-held perceptions and culturally biased assumptions. Through this celebration of innovation and diversity, our galleries showcased the transcendent power of art. Audiences were moved, curiosity was sparked, and we enjoyed increased attendance and engagement.
In January, Wood Street Galleries presented Infi nity Room, an immersive experience conceived by award-winning artist
Refi k Anadol, which utilized contemporary algorithms, moving projections, light, sound, and mirrors. The audio/visual installation induced a state of consciousness in which the subject’s awareness of physical self was transformed. Infi nity Room reimagines the conventional fl at cinema projection screen as a three-dimensional and seemingly infi nite space, blurring the boundaries between actual/fi ctional and physical/virtual. Istanbulborn Anadol conceived the project in 2015 as an “opportunity to freshly perceive ourselves and the world around us.”
Anadol’s Liminality 3.0 was commissioned by the Trust as a world premiere at Wood Street Galleries in 2019. In Liminality 3.0, the poetics of light bending is explored. Inspired by Isaac Newton’s experiments with light, the installation bent laser light in unpredictable angles to create an architectural light and soundscape. As the recipient of a number of awards and prizes, including Microsoft Research’s Best Vision Award and Google’s Art and Machine Intelligence Artist Residency Award, Anadol’s work explores how perception and experience of time and space are radically changing now that machines have all but colonized our everyday lives.
In March, 937 Gallery featured the exhibition, We Are All Related, by local portrait photographer, Andrea London. The exhibition was comprised of portraits of a diverse crosssection of area residents, including a variety of ages, skin colors, national origins and sexual identities. Compelled to combat the racism and xenophobia she was witnessing in 2016, London sought to show that “we are all connected on a very fundamental human level”—despite all of our perceived differences.
We Are All Related
WOOD ST GALLERIES
Refik Anadol Solo exhibition: Refik Anadol Infinity Room Liminality
Invisible Man Samuel Bianchini, Pascal Dombis, Jacob Kirkegaard, Laurent Mingnonneau, Christa Sommerer, Robotlab, UVA (United Visual Artists)
Mythologies Guillaume Marmin
Boat Trip Jean-Pierre Aubé, HC Gilje, Michael Dax Iacovone, Arctic Perspective Initiative, Jacob Kirkegaard, Esther Kokmeijer, Finnbogi Petursson
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Dancefilm Guest curated by: Carolina Loyola-Garcia Collaborators: REDIV (Iberoamerican Network of Dancevideo) and IMARP (Imagens Em Movimento a Céu Aberto Ribeirão Preto) Artists: Andrew Michael Ellis, Tara Fallaux, Katherine Helen Fisher, Amie Dowling / Austin Ford, Shon Kim, Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Jose Munianin, Art Nomura, Lulo Rivero, Allen Hahn / Elizabeth Shea, Gia T.Cacalano, Mark Conway Thompson
LOCHER + LOCHER Brandon and Olivia Locher
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Guest curated by: Brett Yasko Edith Abeyta, Sue Abramson, Scott Andrew, Jennifer Baron, Kim Beck, John Belue, Gavin Benjamin, Jasen Bernthisel, Paul Bowden, Danny Bracken, Brian Bronaugh, Jeff Brunner, Nathan Byrne, Melissa Cantanese, Sean Carroll, Nick Caruso, Kevin Clancy, Brian Cohen, Matthew Conboy, Chris Craychee, Anastasia Davis, Kim Fox, April Friges, Kalie Frisky, Scott Goldsmith, Stephen Grebinski, Jamie Gruzska, Lori Hepner, Christine Holtz, J Houston, Leo Hsu, Corrine Jasmin, Delanie Jenkins, Tom M. Johnson, Sarah Keeling, Richard Kelly, Branden Koch, Kristen Letts Kovak, Rick Landesberg, Jill Larson, Christina Lee, Peter Leeman, Christine Lorenz, Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Alex Lukas, Erin Mallea, Deanna Mance, Ross Mantle, Laurel Mitchell, Travis Mitzel, Heather Mull, Natasha Neira, Njaimeh Njie, David Oresick, Ed Panar, Leah Patgorski, Aaron Regal, John Riegert, Larry Rippel, Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson, Renee Rosensteel, Christopher Ruane, Jon Rubin, Ben Saks, Paul Schifino, Elana Schlenker, Centa Schumacher, Blaine Siegel, Will Simmons, Shaun Slifer, Becky Slemmons, Ivette Spradlin, Sean Stewart, Mark ThreeFortySeven, Jude Vachon, Liam Van Oort, Justin Visnesky, Dylan Vitone, Norene Walworth, Angela Washko, Barbara Weissberger, Dan Wetmore, Trent Wimbiscus, Alisha B. Wormsley, Alex Young, Vincent Zeng, Bob Ziller
Mutant Media Guest Curated by: Josh Rievel and Jesse Hulcher Samuel Ombiri, Ally Orlando, Genevieve Goran, Jason Lee, Karissa Sakumoto, Jon Clark, John Rodgers
Trumpet To The Tulips Guest Curated by: Kristen Letts Kovak Kristen Letts Kovak, Sarah Jacobs, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann
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Support Group Casey Droege
Group A: Portals Guest Curator: Kate Lydon Kristen Letts Kovak, Patricia Barefoot, Barbara Westman, Lisa Bergant Koi, Annie Heisey, Carol Amidi, Carolyn Wenning, Scott Turri, Kevin O’Toole, Carolyn Wenning, Dafna Rehavia
Darkest Dark Oreen Cohen FINE PRINT: An Exhibit by Pullproof Studios Charlie Barber, Matthew Constant, Max Gonzales, Christina Lee, Aaron Regal, Anna Shepperson, Harriet Smith, Matthew Van Asselt, and Laura Zurowski
Get Well Soon Derek Peel
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Ten Futures Guest Curated by: Fred Blauth and Dave Zak Artists: Summer Jade Leavitt, Adam Milner, Celeste Neuhaus, Paul Peng, Everst Pipkin & Loren Schmidt, Maybe Jairan Sadeghi, Shohei Katayama, Centa Schumacher, and Bradley Weyandt
We Are All Related Andrea London
There Is Not An Infinite Space Between Two Points Alexis Gideon
What We Don’t Talk About Guest Curated by: Becky Slemmons Mary M. Mazziotti, Annuska Dal Maso, Natalie Settles, Adam Milner, Yvonne McBride, Ricardo iamuuri Robinson, Lenore Thomas, Alisha B. Wormsley, Kevin Clancy
When The Bough Breaks Guest Curated by: Susanne Slavick Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Denise Burge, Zoe Charlton, Ellen Harvey, Alex Lukas, Clayton Merrell, Lavar Munroe, Sarah Slavick, Susanne Slavick
Get Well Soon
