Three New Exhibitions at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present 3 concurrent exhibitions from January 25 – March 6, 2010. The reception will be Tuesday, January 26 from 6 – 8pm, with light refreshments and entertainment featuring dj Trickmilla.
HauteCurated by Roman Stollenwerk
Starting from the premise that all art is inherently “haute” because of its cost, value and the way in which it is collected, displayed and distributed, Haute is a visual conversation about the qualities that define the exclusivity of Art. Fashion, interior design and other “lifestyle” products have different tiers of value. The difference between mass-production clothing and high fashion is immediately apparent; however, these divides are not as obvious in fine art because anything outside the realm of high art is often excluded from even being considered Art. Haute features the work of artists that use different strategies to recognize, challenge or disrupt this barrier. Haute includes work by: Kevin Appel, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Delia Brown, Chris Christion, Nicole Cohen, Bart Exposito, Anton Henning, Jim Isermann, Eamon O’Kane, Melanie Pullen, and Ami Tallman.
Suzanne EricksonPulling from her background in modeling and acting, Suzanne Erickson explores human drama and the humiliations, failures, hopes and successes that she has experienced. By exploring her own past, Erickson also touches on a broad humanistic project that looks at human experience and the ways in which we all “perform” as individuals, creating personas and identities for ourselves that are largely shaped by the social forces that surround and pressure us. Writing, taking photos, making videos and collecting found objects are all components to her process that informs and feeds her projects. The resulting objects and images vacillate between the rough hand-made object and the commercially produced product. Her work maintains evidence of the process and the action of its making, while exuding a drama and presence that echoes the glamour and confidence of window displays, advertisements and theatrical sets.
Bari ZipersteinBari Ziperstein’s work investigates consumer culture and challenges viewers to question the associations that people forge with spaces and objects. Her photographic collages, reassembled thrift store furniture and hand-made ceramic objects take as their subject our perceptions and expectations of domestic space and the material abundance of retail space. By fusing the form and rhetoric of modernism with the aesthetics of design magazines and showrooms, she creates work that is familiar in its materials, while disorienting in its form and presence. Her work ultimately veers toward sly humor and absurdity, provoking viewers to consider the significance of the objects surrounding them.
The exhibitions and reception are free and open to the public.
Parents are always encouraged to view the show prior to sharing with children.
WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Park in the North Parking Lot - Permits can be purchased at machines for $2.
Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.
INFORMATION:
(909) 652 - 6492, www.chaffey.edu/wignall
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