PAST EXHIBITIONS 2002
Ken Aptekar: Painting Between the Lines, Works from 1990 - 2000
August 24 - October 6, 2002
This contemporary surrealist has been incorporated text on glass in his work since 1990. He first selects a well-known painting and reproduces it on wood panels. Then a sheet of glass with sand-blasted text is placed over the painted image. Over the past ten years, Aptekar has changed from a single word or short phrases to narratives exploring the myriad guises that constitute a complex individual. Histories of his family--sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic-- Jewishness, masculinity, and ambition combine with the narratives embedded in the art historical images Aptekar uses as a source paintings for his works. Organized by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Machines of the Mind, Sculpture by Lawerence Fane
March 30 - May 12, 2002
The work of sculptor Lawrence Fane was displayed at exhibitions held during the spring semester at the Muscarelle Museum of Art from March 30 through August and at the Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, from April 3 through June 29.
Fane works in the classical medium of wood and in the modern medium of steel, sometimes combining both media in abstract forms. Fane’s earliest work was cast in the traditional medium of bronze but in the 1970s he began making abstract steel sculptures. Using nature as his guide, he made works that resembled rock formations found in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he spent his summers. He began fabricating his sculptures in steel during the 1980s and a decade later turned to the ancient medium of wood. Among the sculptures the artist has chosen for this exhibition are several made of wood or steel or both media.
African & African-American Works of Art from the Permanent Collection
February 1 - March 17, 2002
To celebrate the cultural diversity of our community, the Muscarelle Museum of Art highlighted works of art from the permanent collection during Black History Month. In addition to African art and works by Romare Bearden, Allen Stringfellow, and Henry Ossawa Tanner on permanent display in the upper galleries, the Museum showed more works from its permanent collection in the area outside of the Herman Graphics Study Room.
8th W&M Faculty Show &
Selections by Art History Faculty
January 26 - March 17, 2002
The Muscarelle Museum of Art had organized an exhibition of recent work by members of the studio faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at The College of William & Mary. The exhibition offered an eclectic selection of works that demonstrate impulses in contemporary art in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics. Artists represented in the exhibition were William Barnes, Lewis Cohen, Paul Helfrich, Marlene Jack, Brian Kreydatus, Carrie Patterson, Elizabeth Peak, Edwin Pease, and Jeff Slomba.
In addition, members of the art history faculty at The College selected their favorite works of art on paper from the permanent collection of the Museum for exhibition.
In Memorian - Howard Finister
November 11, 2001 - January 27, 2002
At the age of sixty, Reverend Howard Finster was inspired to pick up a paint brush and a can of Fixal tractor enamel to paint "sacred art." Finster was a Freewill Baptist Minister who gave up the pulpit to create "sermons in paint." and has become a legend in the South and perhaps one of the best-known American folk artists since Grandma Moses. His paintings of biblical stories and portraits of Jesus, Elvis, George Washington, and Lee Iacocca are done on everything from muffin tins to wooden clocks and range in size from billboards to items of a more intimate scale.
Medals & Metals: Small Sculpture from the Permanent Collection
October 21, 2001 - January 13, 2002
Throughout cultural history, small sculptured works have occupied a significant place within everyday life. Infact, the oldest surviving art objects are sculptures. Metalwork as a medium has proven its durability and versatility and so is especially fitting as a means of expression within an aesthetic as well as a utilitarian context. On display were a group of some of the Museum's holdings: sculptures crafted from various metals utilizing various techniques, that filled certain functions with the societies from which they were created.
Exploring Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egyptian Art from Two Notable Public Collections
October 21, 2001 - January 13, 2002
The Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary proudly announced the most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever to be presented on the Virginia peninsula. Drawn from the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, this exhibition featured 100 objects spanning 4,000 years of history in ancient Egypt from pre-dynastic times to the Roman period. Exploring Ancient Egypt was organized through a collaboration between the Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern College, and the Muscarelle Museum of Art.
Huda Lufti: A Contemporary Artist from Egypt
October 21, 2001 - January 13, 2002
In conjunction with Exploring Ancient Egypt, the museum presented an exhibition of works on paper by contemporary Egyptian artist Huda Lufti. Her work draws on the rich imagery of Egypt's past in painting, collage, and mixed-media compositions. A self-taught artist, Dr. Lufti began collaging images together as a kind of play while pursuing her academic studies in history. She looked to ancient art for inspiration, and her experiences in Canada and the United States at Harvard University enabled her to bridge multiple cultures. |
