Michelle Samour, Blue (detail), 2019, handmade paper pulp drawing, specimen pins, 10’ x 20’ x 5” (installed). Courtesy of the artist.
Blue Profundity: Contemporary Artists Revisit a Color
August 21-December 20, 2024
This exhibition features contemporary artists who use the color blue in their work to highlight the symbolic and historic meanings of the color. Blue is celebrated as a marker of socioeconomic status in history, a symbol of cultural pride and economic exploitation, and as a metaphor for sadness and depression. Artworks such as blue-and-white porcelain, hand-pigmented paper pulp, and adire indigo fabric explore these concepts by updating forms and materials to reflect current-day concerns with a nod to historical precedent. Artists include Adam Chau, Ifé Franklin, Heather Evans Smith, Michelle Samour, and Andrea Pettway Williams.
Events:
- Thursday, September 5 | 5:30-7 PM | Cantor Art Gallery
Opening Reception - Friday, September 20 | 4:00 PM | Booth Media Lab (1st floor of Prior)
Artist talk and papermaking demo by artist Michelle Samour - Thursday, October 3 | 12 PM | Cantor Art Gallery
Blue Sonority: Musical performances inspired by the exhibition, organized by Sergio Muñoz Levia, Director of Chamber Music - Tuesday, October 22 | 4 PM | Cantor Art Gallery
Gallery talk | From Pigments to Perception: The Chemical Origins of Color, Chemistry Professor Sarah Petty and Biology Professor Rob Bellin - Monday, November 25 | 12 PM | Cantor Art Gallery
Students in Prof. Jaskot's Music and Prof. Bermejo's Dance courses perform original pieces inspired by the exhibition - Wednesday, November 20 | 12 PM | Cantor Art Gallery
Artist talk + clay demo with exhibiting artist Adam Chau