First-Year Student Exhibition 2002

Sunday, February 17–Sunday, February 24

The Center for Curatorial Studies presents three exhibitions of works from its permanent collection curated by First-Year Graduate Students.

The Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS) at Bard College will present three exhibitions of works selected from the Marieluise Hessel Collection, on permanent loan to the CCS. The exhibitions are curated by first-year graduate students in the Center's master's degree program and will be on view at the CCS Museum from Sunday, February 17, to Sunday, February 24, with an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 17. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The exhibitions and reception are free and open to the public. Film screenings, curatorial discussions, and a satellite exhibition are also being organized in conjunction with the exhibitions.

The three exhibitions variously explore the contemporary relevance of the Pattern and Decoration movement, atmosphere and paranoia, and the construction of meaning within the gallery space. Visiting curators Paul Ha, the deputy director of the Yale University Art Gallery; Lilian Tone, assistant curator of the department of painting and sculpture of the Museum of Modern Art; and Pip Day, an independent curator based in New York and Mexico City, worked with and advised the curatorial teams of graduate students organizing the exhibitions.

• Too Much Joy: Revisiting the Pattern and Decoration Movement
• . . . curious pictures . . .
• Space Matters

Museum Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Exhibitions are free and open to the public.

For more information about Center for Curatorial Studies exhibitions call 845-758-7598 or e-mail ccs@bard.edu