A ceramic deer-hoof chandelier, a devolved dining room set, a curio of mutated porcelain figurines; with Pedigree, now on exhibit at the New Art Center in Newton (through October 14, 2013), curator Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston has assembled an art experience somewhere between a Victorian salon and a mad scientist's laboratory. The curator was kind enough to take ArtSake … [Read more...]
Kathleen Smith: New Art, New Opportunities
Kathleen Smith is the Exhibitions Director of the New Art Center in Newton, where Pedigree opens September 16 and runs through October 14. The show is curated by Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston and features Elizabeth Alexander, Caleb Cole, Cynthia Consentino, Joo Lee Kang, and Shelley Reed and other intriguing artists. Pedigree is part of the Center's Curatorial Opportunity … [Read more...]
Studio Views: Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '11) creates installations, dazzling in complexity and beauty, that draw from lineages in fine art, craft, design, and conceptual art. Here, she offers views into her studio as she prepares work for the group show Pedigree at the New Art Center in Newton, MA (9/16-10/14). My studio is located in the newly renovated … [Read more...]