Name: Curatorial Walkthrough: Arlene Shechet on Ways of Seeing
Start: 2021-11-17T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The Drawing Center

Curatorial Walkthrough: Arlene Shechet on Ways of Seeing

The Drawing Center, a museum in Manhattan's SoHo district, explores the medium of drawing as primary, dynamic, and relevant to contemporary culture, the future of art, and creative thought. Its activities, which are both multidisciplinary and broadly historical, include exhibitions; Open Sessions, a curated artist program encouraging community and collaboration; the Drawing Papers publication series; and education and public programs. It was founded in 1977 by curator Martha Beck (1938–2014).Visitor ConductVisitors to The Drawing Center, Staff and Participants in The Drawing Center’s Education, Community and Public Programs have the right to a welcoming, respectful and safe environment for all, free from abusive, threatening, or inappropriate behavior.  The Drawing Center reserves the right to remove any person acting in an unacceptable or inappropriate manner.

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Join us for an in-person curatorial walkthrough of "Ways of Seeing: Three Takes on the Jack Shear Drawing Collection" led by Arlene Shechet.

Join us for an in-person walkthrough of the second iteration of <a href="https://drawingcenter.org/exhibitions/ways-of-seeing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ways of Seeing: Three Takes on the Jack Shear Drawing Collection</a> led by curator and artist Arlene Shechet. Shechet will explain her imaginative and personal approach to her installation of drawings selected from the expansive collection of artist, curator, and President of the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Jack Shear.As a sculptor, Shechet&#x27;s installation considers the physical space of the galleries and the viewing environment of the drawings. Shechet&#x27;s selection of drawings highlight connectivity, and intimacy, and includes a diverse group of figures including Lee Bontecou, Edward Burne-Jones, Salvador Dalí, Elaine de Kooning, Robert Gober, Marsden Hartley, Lee Lozano, Agnes Martin, Henri Matisse, Elizabeth Murray, Jim Nutt, Odilon Redon, Georges Seurat, Al Taylor, and Joseph Yoakum, among many others.Ways of Seeing, Take Two: Arlene Shechet will be on view from November 13 through December 23.Please note that masks and proof of vaccination are required in order to attend this event.

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