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GOLEMS
Daily nuance is animated with life in to be human… As a five-talent showcase of figurative sculpture, to be human…, curated by artist Jason Lascu through TinneyContemporary, is a thoughtful and diverse look into the emotions and narratives that drive and define humanity. In the exhibition catalog, JamesCroak explores the idea of [...]
WHAT WEB SHE WEAVES
Angela Messina connects natural and unnatural at Space Pulling together knitted-yarn spider webs, briefcases of wasp nests, and a dinner table set with cicada shells, AngelaMessina’s solo installation at Space is as diverse, interesting, and interconnected as nature itself. Large installed tableaux form the initial impression. “Gathered” rather than found, individual [...]
AN ITCH FOR THE EVERYPLACE
Elizabeth Ferrill’s Scratchy Places satisfies As eye-catching as neon signs, Elizabeth Ferrill’s small sculpted creations celebrate the distinct faces of Middle American Urban facades. Created from utilitarian materials including carpet, sandpaper, upholstery leather, and gouache, the sculptures in Scratchy Places have a tiny industry all their own. Transforming the walls of [...]
Composition for Paint and Brush
John Mellencamp’s two painting styles play counterpoint to each other in Nothing Like I Planned John Mellencamp’s Nothing Like I Planned, featured at the Tennessee State Museum through June, seems to voice and then blend two distinct personalities through paint: massive social commentary works that pop with notation, symbolism, and narrative, in counterpoint with [...]
The Nature of Place
Watkins’ Discussions in Space investigates the many faces of Cheekwood Every museum has many faces; Watkins’ group installation show, DiscussionsinSpace, investigate every pore, wrinkle, and winking eye of Cheekwood as an art institution. Located in Cheekwood’s courtyard video booths, Discussions in Space showcases 14 student artists from Watkins, who were part of a special [...]
MOMENTO MORI
Cyclical exchanges and impactful natures at Mathilde Roussel’s Anatomia Botanica As a series of sculptural work experiencing and referencing the human relationship with natural cycles and transformations, MathildeRoussel’s AnatomiaBotanica sprouts within Cheekwood, as literal and fertile as the embedded wheatgrass that highlight her site-specific pieces. The two signature pieces, Lifes of [...]
