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Yong Soon Min (1953-2024)
By Aprile Gallant, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs
STUDENT PICKS: Let Them In
We see Asia being represented by the West. But how do contemporary Asian artists depict themselves and their community?
The Many Faces of the Grotesque
What comes to mind when you hear the word grotesque? Monsters? Caricatures? The grotesque is a broad and continuously evolving category that helps people grapple with unnatural or repulsive things.
STUDENT PICKS: Not Your Forte? Exploring Depictions of Music
Spanning Europe, Iran, the U.S, Asia, and Latin America, this show includes literal representations of music, such as prints and photographs of people playing instruments, posters advertising for musical events in the ‘60s, and a 15th century Italian manuscript page with bars of music.
Edvard Munch in Prints
As Munch said of his work, “I paint not what I see but what I saw.” His artwork became a direct outlet for suppressed emotions and anxiety.
STUDENT PICKS: The Candid Effect
How are women photographed in public spaces? These photographs cause us to question whether the subjects knew their photograph was being taken and whether they wanted it to be taken and displayed.
Barry Moser's Watercolor Illustrations
Barry Moser’s watercolors range from biblical figures to poetry-writing insects, but they all have styles appropriate to their subjects.
The Mystery of Paul Cordes
Despite our significant collection of his work, we have very little information about Paul Cordes' personal life. It seems that the only thing that survives of him is his work.
STUDENT PICKS: Projection of Myth
Fantasy breeds our imagination, and imagination encircles the world.
STUDENT PICKS: Surreal Reality
These art works represent the artists’ attempts to construct reality in their distinctive flavors and find beauty in the seemingly illogical chaos of the surreal space. They seek to explore the connection and the boundary between reality and illusion.
STUDENT PICKS: Nearing the Tipping Point
By depicting and critiquing the effects of human activity on the environment, this exhibit present an argument for sustainability and environmental reconciliation.
Announcing the Student Picks 2016-17 Winners!
The 2016-17 Student Picks Sweepstakes ended last week, and now we are announcing our six winners! Stay tuned for these student-curated art shows throughout the academic year.
Leonard Baskin and Barry Moser
SCMA recently acquired 91 works by Barry Moser, a printmaker at Smith professor. Here, Renee Klann discusses the influence of Leonard Baskin on Moser's work.