Curated by Lia Newman
State of Emergency
Van Every Gallery
On View: January 16, 2014— February 28, 2014
Opening Reception: January 23, 2014, 6:00 pm— 8:00 pm
With a discussion at 5:30pm, Belk Visual Arts Center.
Related Programs & Events
Common Hour Coffee
February 18, 2014, 11:00 am—12:00 pm
Discussion with Dr. Suzanne Churchill.
Film Screening - State of Emergency
February 20, 2014, 7:00 pm—8:30 pm
Screening of short films related to disaster.
Film Screening - Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
February 26, 2014, 6:30 pm—8:30 pm
Post-film discussion with Dr. Fuji Lozada and Dr. Margaret McCarthy. Supported by the Davidson College Multicultural Affairs.
Curated by Lia Newman, the works of art in State of Emergency depict both real and imagined disasters. The exhibition features 18 contemporary artists working in a variety of media. Artists: Ai Weiwei, Miguel Aragón, Mel Chin, Joelle Dietrick, Eben Goff, Naoya Hatakeyama, Miki Kato-Starr, Tatana Kellner, Matt Kenyon, Kate Kretz, Mario Marzan, Richard Misrach, Jason Mitcham, Matthew Picton, Robert Polidori, elin o’Hara slavick, Katherine Taylor, and Paul Villinski.
The exhibition and publication were generously supported by the Herb Jackson and Laura Grosch Gallery Endowment, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Davidson College Friends of the Arts, and Davidson College Multicultural Affairs.
