2010 Alfred Z. Solomon Residency: Jewel Thieves: Abstract Art and Display
Installation view, The Jewel Thief, Tang Teaching Museum, 2010
Co-Curators Jessica Stockholder and Ian Berry discuss the meaning of abstraction and their experience curating The Jewel Thief.
Installation view, The Jewel Thief, Tang Teaching Museum, 2010
For this Alfred Z. Solomon Residency artists, curators and critics discuss the nature, experience and current practice of abstract art. A series of focused public dialogues with visiting artists about their artwork on display in the Tang’s exhibition The Jewel Thief.
The Alfred Z. Solomon Residency
The Alfred Z. Solomon Residency Fund was established by a bequest to Skidmore College in 2005. It supports short and long-term residencies at the Tang Teaching Museum in collaboration with Art History and Art departments to bring notable scholars, artists, and critics to classrooms, studios, and the museum. The residencies address a wide range of issues in the visual arts and feature a variety of opportunities for both formal and informal interaction.
About The Jewel Thief
The Jewel Thief explores new ways to think about and experience abstract art. Using divergent forms of display, the exhibition focuses attention on art’s intersection with the decorative and functional elements of architecture. Beginning in the museum’s atrium, the exhibition continues into the large Wachenheim gallery, filling the space with a diverse range of artwork, including painting, sculpture, textiles, wallpaper, chandeliers, video, and photography.
2010 Solomon Residency Schedule of Events
Thursday, November, 11, 2010
Lectures 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Steven Madoff and Barry Schwabsky two keynote lectures introduced by Hillary Reder ’11 and David Serotte ’11
Friday November 12, 2010
Discussion 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Jessica Stockholder and Ian Berry discussion in the gallery
Coffee Break
Panel 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
John Weber chairs panel with Ian Berry, Steven Madoff , Barry Schwabsky, and Jessica Stockholder
Lunch with Students and Guests
Artist Panel 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Octavio Zaya chairs panel with artists Cheryl Donegan, Jim Hodges, James Hyde, and Victoria Palermo