Established in 1986, The Wallach Art Gallery is the University's premier public visual arts space. We are a platform for critically acclaimed exhibitions, a dynamic range of programming, and publications that contribute to scholarship.
SHIFTING SHORELINES: NEW COMMISSION
For our Shifting Shorelines exhibition, Marie Lorenz created a sculptural installation of an imaginary deconstructed, decayed Jet Ski reminiscent of the bones of large mammals that wash up on the shores of contaminated waterways. —Betti-Sue Hertz, Director and Chief Curator
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION
Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry, and Ecology along the Hudson River, published in conjunction with an eponymous exhibition, brings together historical and contemporary art, material culture, and environmental science to engage in an interdisciplinary critical dialogue. Through visual, ecological, and material evidence the authors demonstrate the various cycles of exploitation, damage, and reclamation. In so doing, the publication offers a counter reading of the received art historical narratives about the "scenic Hudson" - narratives overwhelmingly grounded on the work of white male artists - and aims for a rich and complex understanding of the legacy, lives, and livelihoods along the river informed by the voices and experiences of a broad range of creators. Publication coming soon in Fall 2024.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Shifting Shorelines: Curator’s Roundtable
Shorelines Site-Specific Performance, Directed by May Joseph
Wallach Kids: Let’s Look!
HIGHLIGHTS
Practice and Process comprises a series of interviews with artists, curators, and cultural leaders that offers insight into their practice. The interviews in the series are organized in editions that align with the exhibition projects at the Wallach Art Gallery.
Take a break and make some to draw! The newest set of Wallach Kids activities are all about tapping into your emotions and expressing them through drawing and storyboarding.
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