CCS

Exhibitions

Sunday, April 4–Sunday, April 18, 2004

Great White

curated by Joanna Montoya

In Great White, artists Glenn Ligon, Kori Newkirk, and Nadine Robinson present works that use autobiography to investigate constructs of whiteness. Incorporating sound, materials such as synthetic hair, and imagery ranging from a school of sharks lurking in a bed of snow to monochromatic paintings and canvases covered in text, these artists subvert literary and art historical traditions to illustrate the dualities inherent in concepts of whiteness.

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Nadine Robinson, "White We (Version One)," 2003
Synthetic hair, enamel paint, speaker, speaker wire, CD, CD player, electric cord, switch. 41 1/2 in. diameter.
Courtesy of Caren Golden Fine Art. Photo by Mark Lautrell.


An opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Free transportation from New York City to the opening is available.) Museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission to both the museum and the reception is free.

This exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions, presented by the Center for Curatorial Studies in March, April, and May, curated by second-year students in the Center's graduate program in curatorial studies and contemporary art. The students have organized these exhibitions as part of the requirements for the master's degree. The four exhibitions in the third series—as yet unnameable, Far Away So Close, Great White, Usual—will be on view from May 9 to 23.

The Black Factory, a performance installation by William Pope.L, will also be on view at the Center on Saturday, May 15, 2004

Limited free seating is available on a chartered bus that leaves from Soho in New York City on the days of the exhibition openings (Sundays, March 7, April 4, and May 9). Reservations must be made in advance by calling the Center at 845-758-7598. Bus transportation is provided through the generosity of Audrey Irmas.

Programs at the Center, including the spring exhibitions, are supported by the Friends of the Center for Curatorial Studies and by the Center's annual benefit for student scholarships and exhibitions. Additional support for the spring exhibitions has been provided by the Monique Beudert Fund and Marieluise Hessel.

For further information, call 845-758-7598 or e-mail ccs@bard.edu.