Arts & Entertainment
Aldrich Exhibit Explores 'Boundaries of Drawing'
Six new exhibitions will be celebrated at a reception on Sunday, March 24, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free with the price of admission: $10 adults; $5 seniors; FREE for members, pre-K to 12 teachers, and children 18 and under.
Extreme Drawing is a semester-long series of exhibitions and related programming that explores the boundaries of drawing, the most direct and universal means of expression, by addressing an array of issues, including scale, material, content, gesture, psychological complexity, and individual circumstance.
The six exhibitions—solo projects by Amelie Chabannes, Harry Dodge, Robert Longo, and Jane South; Creative Growth, a presentation of work by Dan Miller and Judith Scott; and Ballpoint Pen Drawing Since 1950, a group exhibition featuring work by Rita Ackermann, Bill Adams, Alighiero Boetti, Dawn Clements, Russell Crotty, Jan Fabre, Alberto Giacometti, Joanne Greenbaum, Martin Kippenberger, Il Lee, and Toyin Odutola—will be celebrated at a reception on Sunday, March 24, 2013, from 2 to 5 pm.
The Extreme Drawing Exhibitions: Ballpoint Drawing Since 1950
Closes August 25, 2013
A survey that presents work by eleven artists who have made the ballpoint pen a significant part of their practice: Rita Ackermann, Bill Adams, Alighiero Boetti, Dawn Clements, Russell Crotty, Jan Fabre, Alberto Giacometti, Joanne Greenbaum, Martin Kippenberger, Il Lee, and Toyin Odutola.
Creative Growth: Dan Miller and Judith Scott
Closes August 25, 2013
An exhibition of two and three dimensional works by artists who are closely associated with Oakland’s Creative Growth Art Center—an institution which serves a community of mentally, developmentally, and physically disabled adult artists.
Amelie Chabannes: Double Portraits and a Fourth Hand
Closes August 25, 2013
Chabannes’s first solo museum exhibition features three site-specific wall drawings that continue her exploration of relationships—including famous couples from the art world such as Gilbert & George—and how dependency between individuals destroys personal identity.
Harry Dodge: MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY
Closes May 27, 2013
The first museum exhibition and largest presentation of Dodge’s work to date, featuring videos including the never-before-seen work, THE ASS AND THE LAP DOG, as well as a series of sculptures and drawings.
Robert Longo: The Capitol Project
Closes August 25, 2013
The premiere of Longo’s monumental seven-panel charcoal drawing of the United States Capitol building, plus eighty-one related studies.
Jane South: Floor/Ceiling
Closes August 25, 2013
South’s largest single construction to date, a two-story-high installation that dramatically references her background in the world of experimental theater.
Extreme Drawing is the fourth implementation of a new curatorial programming schedule that simultaneously presents a mix of group and solo exhibitions, connected by a common theme.
Reception
The Aldrich will celebrate the opening of the Extreme Drawing exhibitions from 2 to 5 pm at a reception on Sunday, March 24. The event is free with the price of admission: $10 adults; $5 seniors; FREE for members, pre-K to 12 teachers, and children 18 and under.
Visitors are invited to meet the artists, join curator-led tours, participate in family-friendly activities, and enjoy lunch fare prepared by some of Fairfield County’s finest food trucks. Free onsite parking is available. Direct round-trip transportation from New York City is available inclusive of admission: $20 non-member; $15 member. To reserve your seat on the March 24 Aldrich shuttle, leaving from Long Island City, please contact Priscilla Matthews: pmatthews@aldrichart.org, 203.438.4519.
Sponsors
The Aldrich is supported by the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Exhibition support provided by Lori and Janusz Ordover, Kirsten and Andy Pitts, and Stuart and Cynthia Smith. The official media sponsors of exhibition openings are Ridgefield Magazine and WSHU Public Radio.
