Transitional Objects: Contemporary Still Life

Transitional Objects Contemporary Still Life
Curated by Dede Young, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Transitional Objects: Contemporary Still Life is a thematic exhibition, presenting art by more than 20 artists that will examine still life as a genre recast in recent years, layered with new heroic, social, political, personal and psychological meaning.

The exhibition will place together objects made since 1990, including painting, sculpture, installation/tableau , by artists who push the traditional, fixed meaning of still life beyond historic roots and the pop culture focus on consumerism.

Selected works reflect shifting cultural values regarding: affluence, ecological pollution, homelessness, sexuality, endangered mental health, and spiritual and moral decline.

In addition to engaging discussions about these issues, the exhibition will show the ongoing role of painting.