Opening Reception: ink/stone and SEEING IS BELIEVING
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About this event
Join us from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 20 to celebrate the dual opening of ink/stone and SEEING IS BELIEVING! Both exhibitions will be on view in the Walsh Gallery, located in the Quick Center for the Arts, from January 21-March 5, 2022.
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Please note:
- There will be no food and drink served at this event
- For all Spring 2022 in-person events, all adult visitors and staff will be asked to show proof of vaccination or negative test within 72 hours.
- Children under 12 are not currently required to be vaccinated to participate in any programs.
- A well-fitting face mask (KN95, KF94, or N95 recommended) is required for all guests during indoor events.
About ink/stone: This exhibition presents works by Chinese artists from the 20th and 21st centuries who engage with ink and stone as materials, subjects, and concepts. Employing a range of techniques and media, the artists make diverse points of contact with older Chinese artistic traditions. Some embrace the emphasis on ink brushstrokes on paper or silk to render mountainous landscapes or rock forms; others incorporate media and styles usually associated with western painting: oil on canvas, or gouache and watercolor. Yet others use photography, industrial processes of fabrication, or create conceptual and performance art. The contemporary works are shown together with older stone objects such as Buddhist steles, a scholar’s rock, and inkstones, which provide historical touchpoints for the artists’ reinterpretations of these forms and media. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Ive Covaci, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Art History at Fairfield University.
About SEEING IS BELIEVING: CROSSINGS AND TRANSPOSITIONS, PART II: This exhibition, organized by Professor of Studio Art Jo Yarrington, features work by five contemporary Chinese artists: He Jiancheng, Xiao Yao Ning, Luo Biwu, Zuo Zeng Yao and Zhang Zeng Min. Yarrington travelled to China in 2019 with four other American artists, where they presented Part I of this international exchange.
Both exhibitions will be on view in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts from January 21-March 5, 2022!
Image: Unknown Chinese Artist (Northern Qi Dynasty), [Buddhist Stele],567, limestone. Lent by Jane and Leopold Swergold
Organizer Fairfield University Art Museum
Organizer of Opening Reception: ink/stone and SEEING IS BELIEVING
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