STUDENT PICKS | Hijacked Art

Katie O'Hara '18 is the Student Picks curator for the month of February. She is a History and Art History double-major and member of the class of 2018. Her show explores themes of appropriation and subversion in contemporary art, with a particular focus on works that re-interpret the Western canon. Hijacked Art will be on view in the Cunningham Center on Friday, February 23rd from 6pm-10pm during Night at Your Museum.

Hijacked Art explores the Western canon through contemporary prints. In this exhibition, there are prints that echo American Gothic, Goya’s Los Caprichos, Piet Mondrian’s famous compositions, and Andy Warhol’s Campbell's Soup Cans. The exhibition title is drawn from the fact that the contemporary artists in this show have interpreted the work of deceased artists who cannot condemn or laud the appropriation of their work. Together, these prints show how artists can reference these masterworks while acknowledging the systems of oppression they are tied to.