Unbounded:
New Art for a New Century
On view through August 16, 2009
Newark Museum
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org
Related Programs: Centennial Conversations:
Unbounded by Convention
March 19, 7 – 8 p.m.
Art Now: Shifting Terrain
May 21, 7 – 8 p.m
Launching the Newark Museum’s Centennial celebration, Unbounded: New Art for a New Century showcases art created over the past fifteen years by forty artists from Africa, America, Asia and Europe. All are recent acquisitions from the Museum’s collection and many will be on view for the first time. The Newark Museum’s definition of “contemporary art” is broad and inclusive, encompassing painting, sculpture, ceramics, fashion, jewelry, textiles, photography and new media. While the art works are diverse, the themes presented highlight shared concerns and ideas that inspire artistic creativity around the world, transcending traditional divisions based on geography, genre or media.
Unbounded is the result of a dynamic collaboration between curators from four departments in the Museum: Christa Clarke (Arts of Africa), Ulysses Grant Dietz (Decorative Arts), Katherine Anne Paul (Arts of Asia) and Beth Venn (American Art). The curators’ different areas of specialization and varied approaches to art are reflected in the selection of works presented and, in some cases, their interpretation. T his collaborative approach to the representation of contemporary art represents the plurality of artistic centers and the many ways of creating and viewing works of art in an increasingly global world.
Artists represented In Unbounded include: Sandy Benjamin-Hannibal, Dawoud Bey, Jim Campbell, Chunghie Lee, Willie Cole, Sokey Edorh, Victor Ekpuk, Dahlia Elsayed, Arline Fisch, Samuel Fosso, Gonkar Gyatso, Hong Zhu An, Pieter Hugo, William Kentridge, Sun Wuk Kim, Wosene Worke Kosrof, Nicholas Lovegrove, Lu Wen Xia, Lu Jian Xing, Rossinah Maepa, Senzeni Marasela, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Louis Mueller, Magdalene Odundo, Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah, Grayson Perry, Peter Pierobon, Martin Puryear, Damien Repucci, Diego Romero, Red Weldon Sandlin, Deganit Stern Schocken, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Lorna Simpson, Vivan Sundaram, Susan Thayer, Bill Viola, Wang Jin, and Sue Williamson.
Related Programs: Centennial Conversations include:
Unbounded by Convention
March 19, 7 – 8 p.m.
Curator Beth Venn will engage in conversation with artists Victor Ekpuk, Dahlia Elsayed, Franco Mondini-Ruiz and Magdalene Odundo. The artists, each of whom is represented in the exhibition, will discuss their works, and address questions raised by public participants. Questions for this program may be posted for discussion by emailing to adultprograms@newarkmuseum.org prior to the evening event.
Art Now: Shifting Terrain
May 21, 7 – 8 p.m.
Curator Christa Clarke will moderate a discussion about how forces of globalization are reshaping definitions of contemporary art and its representation in the public sphere. The panel includes Melissa Chiu (Asia Society), Chika Okeke-Agulu (Princeton University) and Lowery Stokes Sims (Museum of Arts and Design) .
Both programs, which are free to the public, will be preceded by a reception from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Museum’s Engelhard Court. Pre-registration is required. Further information may be obtained by calling 973-596-6550. Full details of other Centennial exhibitions, educational offerings, special events and family programs may be found throughout the year by visiting the Museum’s Web site, www.newarkmuseum.org.
Watch the podcast for Unbounded: New Art for a New Century on iTunes and on the Newark Museum Web site
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Contact Information:
Newark Museum
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973)596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org
