On view March 24 - June 26, 2011
AMA / Art Museum of the Americas announces the opening of Corridor, an unusual exhibition showcasing the work of twelve established artists, six from Baltimore and six from Washington, D.C., a show that flips the conventional artist-curator relationship on its side with enticing results.
The exhibit was conceived by Baltimore-based artists Bernhard Hildebrandt, Soledad Salamé and Joyce J. Scott working jointly with AMA; the premise being to challenge the artist and curator relationship, allowing for participating artists from each city to select another artist to exhibit in an “artist choose artist” format.
Once all twelve artists were in place, one curator from each city, Irene Hofmann, Director and Chief Curator at SITE, Santa Fe, and former Executive Director of the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore; and Laura Roulet, independent DC curator and art historian, was selected to work with the artists of the opposite city.
Corridor features the work of D.C. artists Martha Jackson Jarvis, Brandon Morse, Phil Nesmith, Michael Platt, Susana Raab, and Jeff Spaulding; and Baltimore artists Oletha DeVane, Bernhard Hildebrandt, John Ruppert, Soledad Salamé, Joyce J. Scott, and Sofia Silva. The selected artists’ work represents a wide range of media and approaches, from sculpture, installation, printmaking and photography to video. The resulting exhibition showcases exceptional examples of some recent trends in art from the region.
Oletha DeVane is a mixed-media artist who has been involved in Baltimore’s arts community as an artist, curator, and educator for more than twenty-five years. Her sculpture “Saint for My City” represents her empathy for her hometown, incorporating materials ranging from a Madonna to bullet shell casings. Sculptor John Ruppert is represented by “River Jacks” a series of metal boulders, exhibited along with the original granite one used for casting; and two chain-link fence forms, exploring ...More...
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